diff --git a/pkgconfig/seastar-testing.pc.in b/pkgconfig/seastar-testing.pc.in
index 2ff8ff5a33..f22f66d03e 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/seastar-testing.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/seastar-testing.pc.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Version: @PROJECT_VERSION@
 
 # Dependencies.
 boost_cflags=-I$<JOIN:@Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS@, -I>
-boost_unit_test_libs=@Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY@
+boost_unit_test_libs=$<TARGET_PROPERTY:Boost::unit_test_framework,LOCATION>
 
 # Us.
 seastar_testing_cflags=
diff --git a/pkgconfig/seastar.pc.in b/pkgconfig/seastar.pc.in
index 85f904fad6..db8aa8b2ab 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/seastar.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/seastar.pc.in
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ boost_system_libs=@Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY@
 
 # Dependencies.
 boost_cflags=-I$<JOIN:@Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS@, -I>
-boost_program_options_libs=@Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY@
-boost_thread_libs=${boost_system_libs} @Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY@
+boost_program_options_libs=$<TARGET_PROPERTY:Boost::program_options,LOCATION>
+boost_thread_libs=${boost_system_libs} $<TARGET_PROPERTY:Boost::thread,LOCATION>
 c_ares_cflags=-I$<JOIN:@c-ares_INCLUDE_DIRS@, -I>
 c_ares_libs=$<JOIN:@c-ares_LIBRARIES@, >
 fmt_cflags=-I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:fmt::fmt,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>, -I>