diff --git a/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake b/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake
index f12ed57f1..548e1e6e9 100644
--- a/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ function(create_pkg_config_file _target _lib_name _description)
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
 includedir=${prefix}/include
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@MAPNIK_LIB_DIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}@MAPNIK_LIB_DIR@
 
 Name: @_lib_name@
 Description: @_description@
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ function(create_pkg_config_file_mapnik _lib_name _description)
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
 includedir=${prefix}/include
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@MAPNIK_LIB_DIR@
-fonts_dir=${prefix}/@FONTS_INSTALL_DIR@
-plugins_dir=${prefix}/@PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}@MAPNIK_LIB_DIR@
+fonts_dir=@FONTS_INSTALL_DIR@
+plugins_dir=@PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR@
 
 Name: @_lib_name@
 Description: @_description@