diff --git a/src/secp256k1/libsecp256k1.pc.in b/src/secp256k1/libsecp256k1.pc.in
index a0d006f11..694e98eef 100644
--- a/src/secp256k1/libsecp256k1.pc.in
+++ b/src/secp256k1/libsecp256k1.pc.in
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: libsecp256k1
 Description: Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1
 URL: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
-Libs.private: @SECP_LIBS@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lsecp256k1
+Libs.private: @SECP_LIBS@