diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc0d4450..a9ec57b6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -716,5 +716,13 @@ endif ()
 
 
 ###############################################################################
-configure_file(libcruft.pc.in libcruft.pc)
+configure_file(libcruft.pc.in libcruft.pc @ONLY)
+install (
+FILES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libcruft.pc"
+DESTINATION
+    "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/pkgconfig"
+)
+
+
 configure_file(Doxyfile.in Doxyfile)
diff --git a/libcruft.pc.in b/libcruft.pc.in
index 4339e994..14401179 100644
--- a/libcruft.pc.in
+++ b/libcruft.pc.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
-libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@
+prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+exec_prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib
+includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/include
 
 Name: libcruft
 Description: A simple utility library in C++