diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80df80ee..bb78d60a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ set(abs_top_srcdir  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 set(abs_top_builddir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 # libnghttp2.pc (pkg-config file)
 set(prefix          "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-set(exec_prefix     "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-set(libdir          "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}")
-set(includedir      "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR}")
+set(exec_prefix     "\${prefix}")
+set(libdir          "\${exec_prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+set(includedir      "\${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
 set(VERSION         "${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 # For init scripts and systemd service file (in contrib/)
 set(bindir          "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}")