diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index 30e0ed66caca9107b2a8a593fcc304f33bb4e270..352db6aa0e01b79da93534ad3e450c09e9e151bb 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ libcrypto.pc: Makefile
 	    echo 'Description: OpenSSL cryptography library'; \
 	    echo 'Version: '$(VERSION); \
 	    echo 'Requires: '; \
-	    echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} -lcrypto $(EX_LIBS)'; \
+	    echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} -lcrypto'; \
+	    echo 'Libs.private: $(EX_LIBS)'; \
 	    echo 'Cflags: -I$${includedir} $(KRB5_INCLUDES)' ) > libcrypto.pc
 
 libssl.pc: Makefile
@@ -470,7 +471,8 @@ libssl.pc: Makefile
 	    echo 'Description: Secure Sockets Layer and cryptography libraries'; \
 	    echo 'Version: '$(VERSION); \
 	    echo 'Requires: '; \
-	    echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} -lssl -lcrypto $(EX_LIBS)'; \
+	    echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} -lssl -lcrypto'; \
+	    echo 'Libs.private: $(EX_LIBS)'; \
 	    echo 'Cflags: -I$${includedir} $(KRB5_INCLUDES)' ) > libssl.pc
 
 openssl.pc: Makefile
@@ -483,7 +485,8 @@ openssl.pc: Makefile
 	    echo 'Description: Secure Sockets Layer and cryptography libraries and tools'; \
 	    echo 'Version: '$(VERSION); \
 	    echo 'Requires: '; \
-	    echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} -lssl -lcrypto $(EX_LIBS)'; \
+	    echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} -lssl -lcrypto'; \
+	    echo 'Libs.private: $(EX_LIBS)'; \
 	    echo 'Cflags: -I$${includedir} $(KRB5_INCLUDES)' ) > openssl.pc
 
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