diff --git a/libcares.pc.cmake b/libcares.pc.cmake
index 67fd301d..f1213cf8 100644
--- a/libcares.pc.cmake
+++ b/libcares.pc.cmake
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 #              | (_|_____| (_| | | |  __/\__ \
 #               \___|     \__,_|_|  \___||___/
 #
-prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-exec_prefix=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR@
-libdir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
-includedir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
+exec_prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR@
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
 
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