diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b35e44d8..b4094ff6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -308,9 +308,11 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(FLaC__HAS_OGG, [test "x$have_ogg" = xyes])
 if test "x$have_ogg" = xyes ; then
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([FLAC__HAS_OGG],1,[define if you have the ogg library])
+	OGG_PACKAGE="ogg"
 else
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([FLAC__HAS_OGG],0)
 fi
+AC_SUBST(OGG_PACKAGE)
 
 dnl check for i18n(internationalization); these are from libiconv/gettext
 AM_ICONV
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/flac++.pc.in b/src/libFLAC++/flac++.pc.in
index 8f554993..242998df 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/flac++.pc.in
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/flac++.pc.in
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: FLAC++
 Description: Free Lossless Audio Codec Library (C++ API)
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: flac
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lFLAC++ @OGG_LIBS@ -lm
+Requires.private: flac
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lFLAC++
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/flac.pc.in b/src/libFLAC/flac.pc.in
index 5f9be590..56e8594e 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/flac.pc.in
+++ b/src/libFLAC/flac.pc.in
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: FLAC
 Description: Free Lossless Audio Codec Library
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lFLAC @OGG_LIBS@ -lm
+Requires.private: @OGG_PACKAGE@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lFLAC
+Libs.private: -lm
 Cflags: -I${includedir}