diff --git a/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in b/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in
index 8f00b82..2849b4d 100644
--- a/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in
+++ b/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Description: $desc
 Version: \${version}
 ${USEURL}URL: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses
 Requires.private: $reqs
-Libs: $lib_flags $LIBS
+Libs: $LIBS
 Libs.private: @LIBS@ $main_libs
 Cflags: $CFLAGS
 EOF