diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 21ee514..7937048 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 bin_PROGRAMS =
 INCLUDE = -I $(srcdir)/include/
 
+pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = libisal.pc
+EXTRA_DIST += libisal.pc.in
+CLEANFILES += libisal.pc
+
 lsrc=
 src_include=
 extern_hdrs=