diff --git a/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in b/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in
index b7d1f18c5..968181a12 100644
--- a/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in
+++ b/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Name: libmariadb
 Version: @CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION@
 Description: MariaDB Connector/C dynamic library
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lmariadb @extra_dynamic_LDFLAGS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lmariadb
+Libs.private: @extra_dynamic_LDFLAGS@
 
 
diff --git a/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in b/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in
index 45d2f4e3c..ae68ecba1 100644
--- a/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in
+++ b/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 static char *mariadb_progname;
 
 #define INCLUDE "-I@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ -I@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/mysql"
-#define LIBS    "-L@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@/ -lmariadb @extra_dynamic_LDFLAGS@"
+#define LIBS    "-L@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@/ -lmariadb"
 #define LIBS_SYS "@extra_dynamic_LDFLAGS@"
 #define CFLAGS  INCLUDE
 #define VERSION "@MARIADB_CLIENT_VERSION@"