--- curl-config.in
+++ curl-config.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@
 cppflag_curl_staticlib=@CPPFLAG_CURL_STATICLIB@
 
@@ -142,8 +143,8 @@
         ;;
 
     --libs)
-        if test "X@libdir@" != "X/usr/lib" -a "X@libdir@" != "X/usr/lib64"; then
-           CURLLIBDIR="-L@libdir@ "
+	if test "X${libdir}" != "X/usr/lib" -a "X${libdir}" != "X/usr/lib64"; then
+	   CURLLIBDIR="-L${libdir} "
         else
            CURLLIBDIR=""
         fi
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@
         ;;
 
     --static-libs)
-        echo @libdir@/libcurl.@libext@ @LDFLAGS@ @LIBCURL_LIBS@
+	echo ${libdir}/libcurl.@libext@ @LDFLAGS@ @LIBCURL_LIBS@
         ;;
 
     --configure)