diff --git a/package/libs/popt/Makefile b/package/libs/popt/Makefile
index bd2e6e2883..b31b311513 100644
--- a/package/libs/popt/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/popt/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/popt.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libpopt.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/popt.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 endef
 
 define Package/libpopt/install