diff --git a/libphenom.pc.in b/libphenom.pc.in
index 3c5ead2..90eab8e 100644
--- a/libphenom.pc.in
+++ b/libphenom.pc.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ libdir=@libdir@
 
 Name: libPhenom
 Description: library of awesome for C apps
-Requires: libcares openssl
+Requires: openssl
 URL: https://github.com/facebook/libphenom
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lphenom @PC_LIBS@