diff --git a/meta/guile-2.0-uninstalled.pc.in b/meta/guile-2.0-uninstalled.pc.in
index b5fdcad95..9cc1aaf18 100644
--- a/meta/guile-2.0-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/meta/guile-2.0-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ srcdir=@abs_top_srcdir@
 Name: GNU Guile (uninstalled)
 Description: GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension (uninstalled)
 Version: @GUILE_VERSION@
-Libs: -L${builddir}/libguile -lguile-@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@
-Libs.private: @LIBGMP@ @LIBLTDL@ @BDW_GC_LIBS@ @LIBFFI_LIBS@ @GUILE_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${builddir}/libguile -lguile-@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@ @BDW_GC_LIBS@
+Libs.private: @LIBGMP@ @LIBLTDL@ @LIBFFI_LIBS@ @GUILE_LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${srcdir} -I${builddir} @GUILE_CFLAGS@ @BDW_GC_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/meta/guile-2.0.pc.in b/meta/guile-2.0.pc.in
index 3366345f5..f76dd0156 100644
--- a/meta/guile-2.0.pc.in
+++ b/meta/guile-2.0.pc.in
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ libguileinterface=@LIBGUILE_INTERFACE@
 Name: GNU Guile
 Description: GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension
 Version: @GUILE_VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lguile-@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@
-Libs.private: @LIBGMP@ @LIBLTDL@ @BDW_GC_LIBS@ @LIBFFI_LIBS@ @GUILE_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lguile-@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@ @BDW_GC_LIBS@
+Libs.private: @LIBGMP@ @LIBLTDL@ @LIBFFI_LIBS@ @GUILE_LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${pkgincludedir}/@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@ @GUILE_CFLAGS@ @BDW_GC_CFLAGS@