diff --git a/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in b/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in
index dad7139c85..2b183e9dc7 100644
--- a/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in
+++ b/src/libudev/libudev.pc.in
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: libudev
 Description: Library to access udev device information
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -ludev -lrt
-Libs.private:
+Libs: -L${libdir} -ludev
+Libs.private: -lrt
 Cflags: -I${includedir}