diff --git a/apr-util.pc.in b/apr-util.pc.in
index 5b146af..405e672 100644
--- a/apr-util.pc.in
+++ b/apr-util.pc.in
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ Description: Companion library for APR
 Version: @APRUTIL_DOTTED_VERSION@
 # assume that apr-util requires libapr of same major version
 Requires: apr-@APRUTIL_MAJOR_VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -l@APRUTIL_LIBNAME@ @LDADD_ldap@ @APRUTIL_EXPORT_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@APRUTIL_LIBNAME@ @LDADD_ldap@ 
+Libs.private: @APRUTIL_EXPORT_LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/apr-util.pc.in.private b/apr-util.pc.in.private
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b146af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apr-util.pc.in.private
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+APRUTIL_MAJOR_VERSION=@APRUTIL_MAJOR_VERSION@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: APR Utils
+Description: Companion library for APR
+Version: @APRUTIL_DOTTED_VERSION@
+# assume that apr-util requires libapr of same major version
+Requires: apr-@APRUTIL_MAJOR_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@APRUTIL_LIBNAME@ @LDADD_ldap@ @APRUTIL_EXPORT_LIBS@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}