diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 06e7662..fda789c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
   "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pugixml-config-version.cmake"
   COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion)
 
+if (USE_POSTFIX)
+  if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES RelWithDebInfo)
+    set(LIB_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_RELWITHDEBINFO_POSTFIX})
+  elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES MinSizeRel)
+    set(LIB_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_MINSIZEREL_POSTFIX})
+  elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
+    set(LIB_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 configure_file(scripts/pugixml.pc.in pugixml.pc @ONLY)
 
 if (NOT DEFINED PUGIXML_RUNTIME_COMPONENT)
diff --git a/scripts/pugixml.pc.in b/scripts/pugixml.pc.in
index f9c3fd4..7958774 100644
--- a/scripts/pugixml.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/pugixml.pc.in
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Description: Light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++ with XPath support
 URL: https://pugixml.org/
 Version: @pugixml_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lpugixml
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lpugixml@LIB_POSTFIX@