diff --git a/clutter/clutter/meson.build b/clutter/clutter/meson.build
index 4d6d6d33e..5b7e33b67 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/meson.build
+++ b/clutter/clutter/meson.build
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter_clutter,
   variables: [
     'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
 
 pkg.generate(libmutter_clutter,
@@ -647,4 +648,5 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter_clutter,
   variables: [
     'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-gles2/meson.build b/cogl/cogl-gles2/meson.build
index 3794d779b..4d5ffb463 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-gles2/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl-gles2/meson.build
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl_gles2,
   variables: [
     'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pango/meson.build b/cogl/cogl-pango/meson.build
index 6affbfcf6..c104112bf 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pango/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pango/meson.build
@@ -77,4 +77,5 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl_pango,
   variables: [
     'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-path/meson.build b/cogl/cogl-path/meson.build
index fe9395f97..03b09a58d 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-path/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl-path/meson.build
@@ -78,4 +78,5 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl_path,
   variables: [
     'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
index 8501af963..c25ad75fa 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
@@ -528,4 +528,5 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl,
   variables: [
     'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2ca0b4020..ce233af58 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ pkgdatadir = join_paths(datadir, pkgname)
 pkglibdir = join_paths(libdir, pkgname)
 pkgincludedir = join_paths(includedir, pkgname)
 
+pcdir = join_paths(libdir, 'pkgconfig')
+
 gettext_package = meson.project_name()
 localedir = join_paths(datadir, 'locale')
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 71555c62a..3eb7e72d3 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ pkg.generate(libmutter,
     'girdir=${libdir}/mutter-' + libmutter_api_version,
     'typelibdir=${libdir}/mutter-' + libmutter_api_version,
   ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
 )
 
 subdir('compositor/plugins')