diff --git a/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in b/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in
index 4a6b96da2..5cf22faad 100644
--- a/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in
+++ b/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: Nix
 Description: Nix Package Manager
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lnixstore -lnixutil -lnixformat
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lnixstore -lnixutil
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/nix -std=c++14