diff --git a/lib/cpp/thrift-z.pc.in b/lib/cpp/thrift-z.pc.in
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+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: Thrift
+Description: Thrift Zlib API
+Version: @VERSION@
+Requires: thrift = @VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lthriftz
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/thrift