diff --git a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
index 24cd9081aa..84241a93f8 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ requirement_elm=""
 
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
+# Check whether pkg-config supports Requires.private
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.22; then
+   pkgconfig_requires_private="Requires.private"
+else
+   pkgconfig_requires_private="Requires"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(pkgconfig_requires_private)
+
 lt_enable_auto_import=""
 ELM_UNIX_DEF="#undef"
 ELM_WIN32_DEF="#undef"
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/elementary.pc.in b/legacy/elementary/elementary.pc.in
index ecf8705a11..307d3ade01 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/elementary.pc.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/elementary.pc.in
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: elementary
 Description: Mobile device touchscreen widget library
-Requires: @requirement_elm@
+@pkgconfig_requires_private@: @requirement_elm@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lelementary
-Libs.private: @dlopen_libs@ @my_libs@ @ELEMENTARY_LIBS@ @ELEMENTARY_X_LIBS@
-@ELEMENTARY_FB_LIBS@ @ELEMENTARY_WINCE_LIBS@ @ELEMENTARY_EDBUS_LIBS@ @ELEMENTARY_EFREET_LIBS@
-Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/elementary @ELEMENTARY_CFLAGS@ @ELEMENTARY_X_CFLAGS@ @ELEMENTARY_FB_CFLAGS@ @ELEMENTARY_WINCE_CFLAGS@ @ELEMENTARY_EDBUS_CFLAGS@ @ELEMENTARY_EFREET_CFLAGS@
+Libs.private: @dlopen_libs@ @my_libs@
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/elementary