diff --git a/gtk+-4.0.pc.in b/gtk+-4.0.pc.in
index b5385b328f..f4ca39b996 100644
--- a/gtk+-4.0.pc.in
+++ b/gtk+-4.0.pc.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ gtk_host=@host@
 Name: GTK+
 Description: GTK+ Graphical UI Library
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: gdk-@GTK_API_VERSION@ @GDK_PACKAGES@ @GTK_PACKAGES@
+Requires: @GDK_PACKAGES@ @GTK_PACKAGES@
 Requires.private: @GDK_PRIVATE_PACKAGES@ @GTK_PRIVATE_PACKAGES@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lgtk-4 @GDK_EXTRA_LIBS@ @GSK_EXTRA_LIBS@ @GTK_EXTRA_LIBS@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/gtk-@GTK_API_VERSION@ @GDK_EXTRA_CFLAGS@ @GSK_EXTRA_CFLAGS@ @GTK_EXTRA_CFLAGS@