diff --git a/libs/file/Makefile b/libs/file/Makefile
index 7b502bfab..25941ecce 100644
--- a/libs/file/Makefile
+++ b/libs/file/Makefile
@@ -82,21 +82,23 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/magic.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libmagic.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	${INSTALL_DIR} $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libmagic.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 endef
 
 define Package/file/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/file $(1)/usr/bin/
+endef
+
+define Package/libmagic/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libmagic.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/misc
 	$(SED) "/^#/d" $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/file/magic
 	$(SED) "/^$$$$/d" $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/file/magic
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/file/magic $(1)/usr/share/misc/
 endef
 
-define Package/libmagic/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libmagic.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
-endef
-
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,file))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libmagic))