diff --git a/gst/rtsp-sink/meson.build b/gst/rtsp-sink/meson.build
index b8fe2f0c..ad3f40e6 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-sink/meson.build
+++ b/gst/rtsp-sink/meson.build
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ rtspsink = library('gstrtspclientsink',
   dependencies : [gstrtsp_dep, gstsdp_dep, gst_rtsp_server_dep],
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugins_install_dir)
+pkgconfig.generate(rtspsink, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 91551c8a..be0674c4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ gir_init_section = [ '--add-init-section=extern void gst_init(gint*,gchar**);' +
     'g_setenv("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0", "", TRUE);' + \
     'gst_init(NULL,NULL);' ]
 
+pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
+plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir = join_paths(plugins_install_dir, 'pkgconfig')
+if get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
+  # If we don't build static plugins there is no need to generate pc files
+  plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir = disabler()
+endif
+
 subdir('gst')
 if get_option('tests')
   subdir('tests')