diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-audio.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-audio.pc.in
index be90d67daa..fa90010171 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-audio.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-audio.pc.in
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Description: Bad audio library for GStreamer elements, Not Installed
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-bad-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstbadaudio-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+Libs: -L${libdir} -gstbadaudio-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-base.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-base.pc.in
index 10afe0ecdf..cf46745640 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-base.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-base.pc.in
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Description: Bad base classes for GStreamer elements
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstbadbase-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstbadbase-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-video.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-video.pc.in
index 40127be8dc..43a54c053c 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-video.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-bad-video.pc.in
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Description: Bad video library for GStreamer elements
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-bad-base-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} ${libdir}/libgstbadvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstbadvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}