diff --git a/cmake/libcp2k.pc.in b/cmake/libcp2k.pc.in
index 618af55e28..8d08a51a0c 100644
--- a/cmake/libcp2k.pc.in
+++ b/cmake/libcp2k.pc.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 prefix="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@"
 exec_prefix="${prefix}"
-libdir="${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@"
-includedir="${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@"
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@"
+includedir="@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@"

 Name: @PROJECT_NAME@
 Description: @CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION@