diff --git a/libvirt.pc.in b/libvirt.pc.in
index 3d999a8c8a..616575d47a 100644
--- a/libvirt.pc.in
+++ b/libvirt.pc.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@
+datarootdir=@datarootdir@
 
 libvirt_api=@datadir@/libvirt/api/libvirt-api.xml
 libvirt_qemu_api=@datadir@/libvirt/api/libvirt-qemu-api.xml