diff --git a/LVM2/configure.in b/LVM2/configure.in
index 1eaa2a0..4fe8328 100644
--- a/LVM2/configure.in
+++ b/LVM2/configure.in
@@ -539,24 +539,28 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($SELINUX)
 
 ################################################################################
 dnl -- Check for selinux
+LIB_PTHREAD=
+SELINUX_LIBS=
 if test x$SELINUX = xyes; then
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(sepol, sepol_check_context, HAVE_SEPOL=yes, HAVE_SEPOL=no)
 
 	if test x$HAVE_SEPOL = xyes; then
 		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SEPOL], 1,
 		  [Define to 1 if sepol_check_context is available.])
-		LIBS="-lsepol $LIBS"
+		SELINUX_LIBS="-lsepol $SELINUX_LIBS"
 	fi
 
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(selinux, is_selinux_enabled, HAVE_SELINUX=yes, HAVE_SELINUX=no)
 
 	if test x$HAVE_SELINUX = xyes; then
 		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SELINUX], 1, [Define to 1 to include support for selinux.])
-		LIBS="-lselinux $LIBS"
+		SELINUX_LIBS="-lselinux $SELINUX_LIBS"
 	else
 		AC_MSG_WARN(Disabling selinux)
 	fi
 
+	LIBS="$SELINUX_LIBS $LIBS"
+
 	# With --enable-static_link and selinux enabled, linking
 	# fails on at least Debian unstable due to unsatisfied references
 	# to pthread_mutex_lock and _unlock.  See if we need -lpthread.
@@ -803,6 +807,7 @@ AC_SUBST(SNAPSHOTS)
 AC_SUBST(STATICDIR)
 AC_SUBST(STATIC_LINK)
 AC_SUBST([LIB_PTHREAD])
+AC_SUBST(SELINUX_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(interface)
 AC_SUBST(kerneldir)
 AC_SUBST(missingkernel)
diff --git a/LVM2/libdm/libdevmapper.pc.in b/LVM2/libdm/libdevmapper.pc.in
index 5d2aa17..15486cb 100644
--- a/LVM2/libdm/libdevmapper.pc.in
+++ b/LVM2/libdm/libdevmapper.pc.in
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Description: device-mapper library
 Version: @DM_LIB_PATCHLEVEL@
 Cflags: -I${includedir} 
 Libs: -L${libdir} -ldevmapper
-Libs.private: -lselinux -lsepol
+Libs.private: @SELINUX_LIBS@ @LIB_PTHREAD@