diff -ru a/src/libassuan-config.in b/src/libassuan-config.in

--- a/src/libassuan-config.in	2018-10-25 05:20:28.000000000 -0400

+++ b/src/libassuan-config.in	2020-03-11 18:47:54.410306584 -0400

@@ -131,13 +131,5 @@

 fi

 if test "$echo_libs" = "yes"; then

-    if test "@libdir@" != "/usr/lib" ; then

-      libdirs="-L@libdir@"

-      for i in $lib $extralibs ; do

-	if test "$i" = "-L@libdir@" ; then

-	  libdirs=""

-	fi

-      done

-    fi

     echo $libdirs $lib $extralibs

 fi