diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 0a01ffc6f..7c6dff024 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ default: lib-release
 # alias
 lib-all: all
 
-all: lib libzstd.pc
+all: lib
 
 libzstd.a: ARFLAGS = rcs
 libzstd.a: $(ZSTD_OBJ)
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ clean:
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifneq (,$(filter $(shell uname),Linux Darwin GNU/kFreeBSD GNU OpenBSD FreeBSD NetBSD DragonFly SunOS Haiku))
 
+all: libzstd.pc
+
 DESTDIR     ?=
 # directory variables : GNU conventions prefer lowercase
 # see https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Makefile-Conventions.html