diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b31da37d..18468df7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -210,6 +210,23 @@ if (INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_MODULE)
 			set (EXTERNAL_XIPH_REQUIRE "${EXTERNAL_XIPH_REQUIRE} speex")
 		endif ()
 	endif ()
+	if (ENABLE_MPEG)
+		set (EXTERNAL_MPEG_REQUIRE "libmpg123")
+		get_filename_component(LAME_WE ${LAME_LIBRARY} NAME_WE)
+		if (LAME_HIP_LIBRARY)
+			get_filename_component(LAME_HIP_WE ${LAME_HIP_LIBRARY} NAME_WE)
+		endif ()
+		if (CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_PREFIX)
+			string (REGEX REPLACE "^${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_PREFIX}" "" LAME_WE_NO_PREFIX ${LAME_WE})
+			if (LAME_HIP_LIBRARY)
+				string (REGEX REPLACE "^${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_PREFIX}" "" LAME_HIP_WE_NO_PREFIX ${LAME_HIP_WE})
+			endif ()
+		endif ()
+		set (EXTERNAL_MPEG_LIBS "-l${LAME_WE_NO_PREFIX}")
+		if (LAME_HIP_LIBRARY)
+			set (EXTERNAL_MPEG_LIBS "${MPEG_LIBS} -l${LAME_HIP_WE}")
+		endif ()
+	endif ()
 
 	configure_file (sndfile.pc.in sndfile.pc @ONLY)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1ddfd98e..70de6442 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ dnl  Check for MPEG libraris liblame
 ac_cv_lame="no"
 ac_cv_mpg123="no"
 HAVE_MPEG=0
-MPEG_CFLAGS=""
-MPEG_LIBS=""
+EXTERNAL_MPEG_REQUIRE=""
+EXTERNAL_MPEG_LIBS=""
 
 AS_IF([test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"], [
 		AS_IF([test "x$enable_mpeg" = "xno"], [
@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ AS_IF([test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"], [
 				AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_lame$ac_cv_mpg123" = "xyesyes"], [
 						enable_mpeg="yes"
 						HAVE_MPEG=1
+						EXTERNAL_MPEG_REQUIRE="libmpg123"
+						EXTERNAL_MPEG_LIBS="-lmp3lame"
 						MPEG_CFLAGS="$MPG123_CFLAGS"
 						MPEG_LIBS="$MPG123_LIBS"
 					], [
@@ -736,6 +738,7 @@ AC_SUBST(SNDIO_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(EXTERNAL_XIPH_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(EXTERNAL_XIPH_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(EXTERNAL_XIPH_REQUIRE)
+AC_SUBST(EXTERNAL_MPEG_REQUIRE)
 AC_SUBST(MPG123_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MPG123_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(MPEG_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/sndfile.pc.in b/sndfile.pc.in
index 961cf93c..6b884537 100644
--- a/sndfile.pc.in
+++ b/sndfile.pc.in
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: sndfile
 Description: A library for reading and writing audio files
 Requires:
-Requires.private: @EXTERNAL_XIPH_REQUIRE@
+Requires.private: @EXTERNAL_XIPH_REQUIRE@ @EXTERNAL_MPEG_REQUIRE@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lsndfile
+Libs.private: @EXTERNAL_MPEG_LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}