diff --git a/package/eigen/eigen.mk b/package/eigen/eigen.mk
index 89f54fb948..27c4e212a9 100644
--- a/package/eigen/eigen.mk
+++ b/package/eigen/eigen.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ endif
 # Generate the .pc file at build time
 define EIGEN_BUILD_CMDS
 	sed -r -e 's,^Version: .*,Version: $(EIGEN_VERSION),' \
-		-e 's,^Cflags: .*,Cflags: -I$(EIGEN_DEST_DIR),' \
+		-e 's,^Cflags: .*,Cflags: -I$$\{prefix\}/include/eigen3,' \
+		-e 's,^prefix.*,prefix=/usr,' \
 		$(@D)/eigen3.pc.in >$(@D)/eigen3.pc
 endef