diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/notcurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/notcurses/default.nix
index 21b10ad4ed15..a0a5ddfa9c2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/notcurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/notcurses/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     lib.optional (qrcodegenSupport) "-DUSE_QRCODEGEN=ON"
     ++ lib.optional (!multimediaSupport) "-DUSE_MULTIMEDIA=none";
 
+  # https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/issues/2661
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace tools/notcurses-core.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+    substituteInPlace tools/notcurses-ffi.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+    substituteInPlace tools/notcurses++.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+    substituteInPlace tools/notcurses.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@ \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses";
     description = "Blingful TUIs and character graphics";