diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/default.nix
index 44be67d71b4e..233b93d6782b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/default.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1p3hafsxgs5d4za7n66lf5nz74qssfqpmk520cm7iq2njvvlqm2z";
   };
 
+  patches = [ ./lilv-pkgconfig.patch ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig python3 wafHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ lv2 serd sord sratom ];
+  buildInputs = [ serd sord sratom ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ lv2 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://drobilla.net/software/lilv;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/lilv-pkgconfig.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/lilv-pkgconfig.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5a8c6007e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/lilv/lilv-pkgconfig.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--- a/lilv.pc.in
++++ b/lilv.pc.in
+@@ -9 +9,2 @@ Description: Simple C library for hosting LV2 plugins
+-Requires: @LILV_PKG_DEPS@
++Requires: lv2
++Requires.private: @LILV_PKG_DEPS@