diff --git a/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk b/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk
index ce9b24cc3a..d9c47bf64e 100644
--- a/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk
+++ b/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ define GCNANO_BINARIES_INSTALL
 	ln -sf gbm/gbm.h $(1)/usr/include/gbm.h
 	cd $(@D)/$(GCNANO_BINARIES_USERLAND_SUBDIR)/pkgconfig/ ; \
 	for file in *.pc ; do \
-		sed -e "s|#PREFIX#|/usr|" $$file > $$file.temp ; \
+		sed -e "s|#PREFIX#|/usr|" -e "s|#VERSION#|21.1.1|" $$file > $$file.temp ; \
 		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $$file.temp $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/$$file ; \
 	done
 endef