diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6ee4466ba..71f8a3ea1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ project('OpenRC', 'c',
     'prefix=/usr',
     'warning_level=3',
     ],
-  meson_version : '>=0.53.2')
+  meson_version : '>=0.56.0' # pkgconfig dict support
+)
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 fs = import('fs')
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@ subdir('etc')
 subdir('init.d')
 subdir('local.d')
 subdir('man')
-subdir('pkgconfig')
 subdir('sh')
 subdir('src')
 subdir('support')
@@ -215,6 +215,29 @@ subdir('sysctl.d')
 subdir('test')
 subdir('zsh-completion')
 
+if get_option('pkgconfig')
+  pkg = import('pkgconfig')
+
+  einfo_pkgconf = pkg.generate(
+    name : 'einfo',
+    description : 'Pretty console informational display',
+    version : meson.project_version(),
+    libraries : libeinfo,
+    subdirs : ['einfo'],
+  )
+
+  openrc_pkgconf = pkg.generate(
+    name : 'OpenRC',
+    description : 'Universal init system',
+    version : meson.project_version(),
+    libraries : librc,
+    subdirs : ['openrc'],
+    variables: {
+      'rc_path': rc_libexecdir,
+    }
+  )
+endif
+
 meson.add_install_script('tools/meson_runlevels.sh',
   os,
   get_option('newnet') ? 'yes' : 'no',
diff --git a/pkgconfig/einfo.pc.in b/pkgconfig/einfo.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index b5242a66b..000000000
--- a/pkgconfig/einfo.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@PREFIX@
-exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${prefix}/@LIB@
-includedir=/usr/include
-
-Name: einfo
-Description: Pretty console informational display
-Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -leinfo
diff --git a/pkgconfig/meson.build b/pkgconfig/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 424b6ee0a..000000000
--- a/pkgconfig/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-if get_option('pkgconfig')
-pkgconfig_dir =	get_option('libdir') / 'pkgconfig'
-
-pkgconfig_conf_data = configuration_data()
-if rootprefix != '/'
-  pkgconfig_conf_data.set('PREFIX', rootprefix)
-else
-  pkgconfig_conf_data.set('PREFIX', '')
-endif
-pkgconfig_conf_data.set('LIB', get_option('libdir'))
-pkgconfig_conf_data.set('VERSION', meson.project_version())
-
-pkgconfig_files = [
-  'einfo.pc.in',
-  'openrc.pc.in',
-  ]
-
-foreach file : pkgconfig_files
-  configure_file(input : file,
-    output : '@BASENAME@',
-    configuration : pkgconfig_conf_data,
-    install_dir : pkgconfig_dir)
-endforeach
-endif
diff --git a/pkgconfig/openrc.pc.in b/pkgconfig/openrc.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a8a9165a..000000000
--- a/pkgconfig/openrc.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@PREFIX@
-exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${prefix}/@LIB@
-includedir=/usr/include
-
-Name: OpenRC
-Description: Universal init system
-Version: @VERSION@
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lrc