diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acb90574..d278f05d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ See the [GLFW documentation](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/).
 ## Changelog
 
  - Renamed configuration header to `glfw_config.h` to avoid conflicts
+ - Generated file `glfw3.pc` did not respect the LIB\_SUFFIX CMake option
  - [Win32] Bugfix: Restoring windows using the Win+D hot key did not trigger the
                    focus callback
  - [Win32] Bugfix: The disabled cursor mode clip rectangle was updated for
diff --git a/src/glfw3.pc.in b/src/glfw3.pc.in
index 175c902d..d56a4944 100644
--- a/src/glfw3.pc.in
+++ b/src/glfw3.pc.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
 includedir=${prefix}/include
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib@LIB_SUFFIX@
 
 Name: GLFW
 Description: A portable library for OpenGL, window and input