diff --git a/curl-config.in b/curl-config.in
index 54f92d931..637a39efc 100644
--- a/curl-config.in
+++ b/curl-config.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
         ;;
 
     --cc)
-        echo "@CC@"
+        echo "gcc"
         ;;
 
     --prefix)
@@ -157,16 +157,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
         ;;
 
     --libs)
-        if test "X@libdir@" != "X/usr/lib" -a "X@libdir@" != "X/usr/lib64"; then
-           CURLLIBDIR="-L@libdir@ "
-        else
-           CURLLIBDIR=""
-        fi
-        if test "X@ENABLE_SHARED@" = "Xno"; then
-          echo ${CURLLIBDIR}-lcurl @LIBCURL_LIBS@
-        else
-          echo ${CURLLIBDIR}-lcurl
-        fi
+        pkg-config libcurl --libs
         ;;
     --ssl-backends)
         echo "@SSL_BACKENDS@"