diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6becca3..d7df6e9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@ m4data_DATA = xsock.m4
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = xsock.pc
 
-EXTRA_DIST = doc INSTALL README Doxyfile autogen.sh
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	xsock.pc.in \
+	doc \
+	INSTALL \
+	README \
+	Doxyfile \
+	autogen.sh
 
diff --git a/xsock.pc.in b/xsock.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f3f56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xsock.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# libxsock pkg-config source file
+
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: xsock
+Description: xsock is an object implementation of C sockets
+Version: @VERSION@
+Requires: 
+Conflicts:
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lxsock
+Cflags: -I${includedir}