diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 2c57161e3..7d9974e00 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ install-lib:	lib $(UNBOUND_EVENT_INSTALL)
 		echo ".so man3/libunbound.3" > $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3/$$mpage.3 ; \
 	done
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install cp unbound.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/unbound.h
-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install cp libunbound.la $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 contrib/libunbound.pc $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig
+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install cp libunbound.la $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=finish $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 
 install-all:	all $(PYTHONMOD_INSTALL) $(PYUNBOUND_INSTALL) $(UNBOUND_EVENT_INSTALL) install-lib
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index d9dfdfa72..93e452775 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+9 March 2022: Wouter
+	- Merge #644: Make `install-lib` make target install the pkg-config
+	  file.
+
 7 March 2022: Wouter
 	- Fix configure for python to use sysutils, because distutils is
 	  deprecated. It uses sysutils when available, distutils otherwise.