diff --git a/hw/xwayland/meson.build b/hw/xwayland/meson.build
index e848daf0d..1dea64bff 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ xwayland_server = executable(
 )
 
 xwayland_data = configuration_data()
+xwayland_data.set('prefix', get_option('prefix'))
+xwayland_data.set('exec_prefix', '${prefix}')
 xwayland_data.set('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 xwayland_data.set('xwayland_path', xwayland_path)
 xwayland_data.set('have_glamor', build_glamor ? 'true' : 'false')
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland.pc.in b/hw/xwayland/xwayland.pc.in
index c42435fb7..f6165a65b 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland.pc.in
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland.pc.in
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+
 Name: Xwayland
 Description: X Server for Wayland
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@