diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 319bd3d..118104c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(NOT BUILD_FRAMEWORK)
+  foreach(lib IN LISTS CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+    if(lib IN_LIST CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+      continue()
+    elseif(EXISTS "${lib}")
+      string(APPEND PC_LIBS_PRIVATE " ${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FILE_FLAG}${lib}")
+    else()
+      string(APPEND PC_LIBS_PRIVATE " ${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG}${lib}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
   configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libchromaprint.pc.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libchromaprint.pc @ONLY)
   install(
     FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libchromaprint.pc