diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 208dd1c..df431b5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ top_blddir=@abs_builddir@
 
 # Create apu-config script suitable for the install tree
 apu-config.out: $(APU_CONFIG)
-	sed 's,^\(location=\).*$$,\1installed,' < $(APU_CONFIG) > $@
+	sed 's,^\(location=\).*$$,\1installed,;s,^\(APR_.*_DIR\)=.*,\1="$${libdir}/build",' < $(APU_CONFIG) > $@
 
 install: $(TARGETS) install-modules
 	$(APR_MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(includedir) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig \
diff --git a/apu-config.in b/apu-config.in
index 82109e5..8dc0c36 100644
--- a/apu-config.in
+++ b/apu-config.in
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ APRUTIL_DOTTED_VERSION="@APRUTIL_DOTTED_VERSION@"
 prefix="@prefix@"
 exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
 bindir="@bindir@"
-libdir="@libdir@"
 includedir="@includedir@"
 
+libdir=`pkg-config --variable=libdir apr-util-@APRUTIL_MAJOR_VERSION@`
+
 LIBS="@APRUTIL_EXPORT_LIBS@"
 INCLUDES="@APRUTIL_INCLUDES@"
 LDFLAGS="@APRUTIL_LDFLAGS@"