diff --git a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
index fc07ba1..7cae974 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
@@ -285,25 +285,37 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     depends_for_pc(SHARED META_PUBLIC_SHARED_LIB_DEPENDS META_PUBLIC_PC_PKGS META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
     depends_for_pc(SHARED META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_DEPENDS META_PRIVATE_PC_PKGS META_PRIVATE_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
     compile_defs_for_pc(SHARED)
+    if(NOT META_HEADER_ONLY_LIB)
+        set(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC " -l${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}${META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC}")
+    endif()
+    if(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
+        set(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC " -L\${libdir}${META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC}")
+    endif()
+    configure_file(
+        "${PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc"
+        @ONLY
+    )
+    list(APPEND PC_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc")
 endif()
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     set(META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC "${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}_static")
     depends_for_pc(STATIC META_PUBLIC_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS META_PUBLIC_PC_PKGS META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
     depends_for_pc(STATIC META_PRIVATE_STATIC_LIB_DEPENDS META_PRIVATE_PC_PKGS META_PRIVATE_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
     compile_defs_for_pc(STATIC)
+    if(NOT META_HEADER_ONLY_LIB)
+        set(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC " -l${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}${META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC}")
+    endif()
+    if(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
+        set(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC " -L\${libdir}${META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC}")
+    endif()
+    configure_file(
+        "${PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc"
+        @ONLY
+    )
+    list(APPEND PC_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc")
 endif()
-if(NOT META_HEADER_ONLY_LIB)
-    set(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC " -l${TARGET_PREFIX}${META_PROJECT_NAME}${TARGET_SUFFIX}${META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC}")
-endif()
-if(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC)
-    set(META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC " -L\${libdir}${META_PUBLIC_LIB_DEPENDS_FOR_PC}")
-endif()
-configure_file(
-    "${PKGCONFIG_TEMPLATE_FILE}"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc"
-    @ONLY
-)
-list(APPEND PC_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME_FOR_PC}.pc")
 
 if(NOT META_NO_INSTALL_TARGETS AND ENABLE_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     # add install target for the CMake config files