diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dd96f271fb..64bde37364 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([\
         libvirt-qemu.pc \
         libvirt-lxc.pc \
         libvirt-admin.pc \
-        src/libvirt.pc \
-        src/libvirt-qemu.pc \
-        src/libvirt-lxc.pc \
         libvirt.spec mingw-libvirt.spec \
         po/Makefile \
         examples/Makefile \
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 9f1578d0f5..d23f46b689 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -977,3 +977,23 @@ if pdwtags_prog.found() and cc.get_id() != 'clang'
     )
   endforeach
 endif
+
+# configure pkg-config files for run script
+run_pkg_config_files = [
+  'libvirt-lxc.pc.in',
+  'libvirt-qemu.pc.in',
+  'libvirt.pc.in',
+]
+
+run_pkg_config_conf = configuration_data()
+run_pkg_config_conf.set('VERSION', meson.project_version())
+run_pkg_config_conf.set('abs_top_builddir', meson.build_root())
+run_pkg_config_conf.set('abs_top_srcdir', meson.source_root())
+
+foreach file : run_pkg_config_files
+  configure_file(
+    input: file,
+    output: '@BASENAME@',
+    configuration: run_pkg_config_conf,
+  )
+endforeach