diff --git a/cpukit/zlib/zlib.pc.in b/cpukit/zlib/zlib.pc.in
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+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: zlib
+Description: zlib compression library
+Version: @VERSION@
+
+Requires:
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lz
+Cflags: -I${includedir}