diff --git a/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake b/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake
index a32192e5c..f7c83d106 100644
--- a/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake
+++ b/buildlib/rdma_functions.cmake
@@ -267,11 +267,10 @@ function(rdma_finalize_libs)
 endfunction()
 
 # Generate a pkg-config file
-function(rdma_pkg_config PC_LIB_NAME PC_LIB_PRIVATE PC_INCLUDE_PRIVATE PC_REQUIRES)
+function(rdma_pkg_config PC_LIB_NAME PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE PC_LIB_PRIVATE)
   set(PC_LIB_NAME "${PC_LIB_NAME}")
   set(PC_LIB_PRIVATE "${PC_LIB_PRIVATE}")
-  set(PC_INCLUDE_PRIVATE "${PC_INCLUDE_PRIVATE}")
-  set(PC_REQUIRES "${PC_REQUIRES}")
+  set(PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE}")
   get_target_property(PC_VERSION ${PC_LIB_NAME} VERSION)
 
   # With IN_PLACE=1 the install step is not ran, so generate the file in the build dir
diff --git a/buildlib/template.pc.in b/buildlib/template.pc.in
index 6722fa3b1..99a798464 100644
--- a/buildlib/template.pc.in
+++ b/buildlib/template.pc.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Name: lib@PC_LIB_NAME@
 Description: RDMA Core Userspace Library
 URL: https://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core
 Version: @PC_VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -l@PC_LIB_NAME@ @PC_RPATH@
 Libs.private: @PC_LIB_PRIVATE@
-Cflags: -I${includedir} @PC_INCLUDE_PRIVATE@
-Requires: @PC_REQUIRES@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@PC_LIB_NAME@ @PC_RPATH@
+Requires.private: @PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/libibumad/CMakeLists.txt b/libibumad/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ebc9b76c..1f600a022 100644
--- a/libibumad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libibumad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ rdma_library(ibumad libibumad.map
   umad_str.c
   )
 
-rdma_pkg_config("ibumad" "" "" "libibverbs")
+rdma_pkg_config("ibumad" "" "")
diff --git a/libibverbs/CMakeLists.txt b/libibverbs/CMakeLists.txt
index 42ba13b2f..738e5e15a 100644
--- a/libibverbs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libibverbs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ target_link_libraries(ibverbs LINK_PRIVATE
   kern-abi
   )
 
-rdma_pkg_config("ibverbs" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}" "" "")
+rdma_pkg_config("ibverbs" "" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")
diff --git a/librdmacm/CMakeLists.txt b/librdmacm/CMakeLists.txt
index beb40be4c..f71e4076f 100644
--- a/librdmacm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/librdmacm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ install(TARGETS rspreload DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/rsocket/")
 rdma_install_symlink("librspreload.so" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/rsocket/librspreload.so.1")
 rdma_install_symlink("librspreload.so" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/rsocket/librspreload.so.1.0.0")
 
-rdma_pkg_config("rdmacm" "" "" "libibverbs")
+rdma_pkg_config("rdmacm" "libibverbs" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")
diff --git a/providers/mlx4/CMakeLists.txt b/providers/mlx4/CMakeLists.txt
index a10fe0832..ad849f105 100644
--- a/providers/mlx4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/providers/mlx4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ publish_headers(infiniband
 
 install(FILES "mlx4.conf" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/modprobe.d/")
 
-rdma_pkg_config("mlx4" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}" "" "")
+rdma_pkg_config("mlx4" "libibverbs" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")
diff --git a/providers/mlx5/CMakeLists.txt b/providers/mlx5/CMakeLists.txt
index d77c8f5e5..4a0f88bcd 100644
--- a/providers/mlx5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/providers/mlx5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ publish_headers(infiniband
   mlx5dv.h
 )
 
-rdma_pkg_config("mlx5" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}" "" "")
+rdma_pkg_config("mlx5" "libibverbs" "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")