diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs.pc.in b/lib/libzfs/libzfs.pc.in
index 0e83f7a64be0..1122401a6eb9 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs.pc.in
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs.pc.in
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Version: @VERSION@
 URL: http://zfsonlinux.org
 Requires: libzfs_core
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/libzfs -I${includedir}/libspl
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lzfs
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lzfs -lnvpair