diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/reproc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/reproc/default.nix
index b8449b61d76d..2083a6a7af4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/reproc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/reproc/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DREPROC_TEST=ON"
   ];
 
+  # https://github.com/DaanDeMeyer/reproc/issues/81
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace reproc++/reproc++.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+    substituteInPlace reproc/reproc.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/DaanDeMeyer/reproc";
     description = "A cross-platform (C99/C++11) process library";