--- build/serf.pc.in
+++ build/serf.pc.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 Name: serf
 Description: HTTP client library
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires.private: libssl libcrypto
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lserf-${SERF_MAJOR_VERSION}
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lserf-${SERF_MAJOR_VERSION} -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
 Libs.private: @LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
