diff --git a/cmake/Config.cmake b/cmake/Config.cmake
index 0ce3111e..075ebde4 100644
--- a/cmake/Config.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Config.cmake
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ else()
     return()
 endif()
 
+# account for CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR potentially being an absolute path
+file(RELATIVE_PATH CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
+
 # set pkgconfig install directory
 # this could be e.g. macports on mac or msys2 on windows etc.
-set(CSFML_PKGCONFIG_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
+set(CSFML_PKGCONFIG_DIR "${CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
 
 if(SFML_OS_FREEBSD OR SFML_OS_OPENBSD OR SFML_OS_NETBSD)
     set(CSFML_PKGCONFIG_DIR "libdata/pkgconfig")
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-all.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-all.pc.in
index 61e0d3e0..796cde1f 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-all.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-all.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: CSFML-all
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-audio.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-audio.pc.in
index 4a5391b7..114d7a2d 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-audio.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-audio.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: CSFML-audio
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-graphics.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-graphics.pc.in
index aee20e00..fe73e6fb 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-graphics.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-graphics.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: CSFML-graphics
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-network.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-network.pc.in
index 7dcaecb0..165f2436 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-network.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-network.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: CSFML-network
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-system.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-system.pc.in
index 71b5e1fa..4601177e 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-system.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-system.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: CSFML-system
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-window.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-window.pc.in
index 66723723..33ec6343 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/csfml-window.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/csfml-window.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CSFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: CSFML-window