diff --git a/pkgconfig/meson.build b/pkgconfig/meson.build
index edb0586c2..7ed46dfce 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/meson.build
+++ b/pkgconfig/meson.build
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ pkgconf = configuration_data()
 
 pkgconf.set('prefix', join_paths(get_option('prefix')))
 pkgconf.set('exec_prefix', '${prefix}')
-pkgconf.set('libdir', '${prefix}/@0@'.format(get_option('libdir')))
-pkgconf.set('includedir', '${prefix}/@0@'.format(get_option('includedir')))
+pkgconf.set('libdir', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')))
+pkgconf.set('includedir', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('includedir')))
 pkgconf.set('GST_API_VERSION', apiversion)
 pkgconf.set('VERSION', gst_version)
 pkgconf.set('LIBM', mathlib.found() ? '-lm' : '')