diff --git a/legacy/eet/eet.pc.in b/legacy/eet/eet.pc.in
index bbb2715591..2c106013a2 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/eet.pc.in
+++ b/legacy/eet/eet.pc.in
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: eet
 Description: Library for speedy data storage, retrieval, and compression
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -leet -lz -ljpeg
+Libs: -L${libdir} -leet
+Libs.private: -lz -ljpeg
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
-