diff --git a/libusb-config.in b/libusb-config.in
index 6fbda43..0e8cce5 100644
--- a/libusb-config.in
+++ b/libusb-config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 includedir=@includedir@
-libdir=@libdir@
 exec_prefix_set=no
 
 usage()
@@ -77,5 +76,5 @@ if test "$echo_cflags" = "yes"; then
 	echo $includes
 fi
 if test "$echo_libs" = "yes"; then
-	echo -L$libdir -lusb
+	echo -lusb
 fi