diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 3298c5f5b0..e9bb9d7d36 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if(OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG)
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
     )
   endfunction()
-  openexr_pkg_config_help(../OpenEXR.pc.in)
+  openexr_pkg_config_help(./OpenEXR.pc.in)
 endif()
 
 # The main export of the configuration - This is the
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ if(ILMBASE_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG)
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
     )
   endfunction()
-  ilmbase_pkg_config_help(../IlmBase.pc.in)
+  ilmbase_pkg_config_help(./IlmBase.pc.in)
 else()
   message(NOTICE "-- WARNING pkg-config generation disabled")
 endif()
diff --git a/IlmBase.pc.in b/cmake/IlmBase.pc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from IlmBase.pc.in
rename to cmake/IlmBase.pc.in
diff --git a/OpenEXR.pc.in b/cmake/OpenEXR.pc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from OpenEXR.pc.in
rename to cmake/OpenEXR.pc.in