diff --git a/googlemock/cmake/gmock.pc.in b/googlemock/cmake/gmock.pc.in
index 08e045474..2ef0fbca1 100644
--- a/googlemock/cmake/gmock.pc.in
+++ b/googlemock/cmake/gmock.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-prefix=${pcfiledir}/../..
-libdir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
-includedir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
 
 Name: gmock
 Description: GoogleMock (without main() function)
diff --git a/googlemock/cmake/gmock_main.pc.in b/googlemock/cmake/gmock_main.pc.in
index b22fe6148..04658fe2e 100644
--- a/googlemock/cmake/gmock_main.pc.in
+++ b/googlemock/cmake/gmock_main.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-prefix=${pcfiledir}/../..
-libdir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
-includedir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
 
 Name: gmock_main
 Description: GoogleMock (with main() function)
diff --git a/googletest/cmake/gtest.pc.in b/googletest/cmake/gtest.pc.in
index 9aae29e26..e7967ad56 100644
--- a/googletest/cmake/gtest.pc.in
+++ b/googletest/cmake/gtest.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-prefix=${pcfiledir}/../..
-libdir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
-includedir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
 
 Name: gtest
 Description: GoogleTest (without main() function)
diff --git a/googletest/cmake/gtest_main.pc.in b/googletest/cmake/gtest_main.pc.in
index 915f2973a..fe25d9c73 100644
--- a/googletest/cmake/gtest_main.pc.in
+++ b/googletest/cmake/gtest_main.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-prefix=${pcfiledir}/../..
-libdir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
-includedir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
+libdir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
 
 Name: gtest_main
 Description: GoogleTest (with main() function)