diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aaefc9b1e..a65f95d07 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,17 +271,18 @@ ecbuild_pkgconfig(
   NAME                eccodes
   URL                 "https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/ECC"
   DESCRIPTION         "The ecCodes library"
-  IGNORE_LIBRARIES    grib_api_f90 grib_api_f77
+  IGNORE_LIBRARIES    grib_api_f90 grib_api_f77 ${NETCDF_LIBRARIES}
   IGNORE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran ${NETCDF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-  VARIABLES           HAVE_JPG HAVE_LIBJASPER GRIB_PTHREADS HAVE_NETCDF HAVE_PYTHON HAVE_FORTRAN HAVE_PNG HAVE_AEC
+  VARIABLES           HAVE_JPG HAVE_LIBJASPER GRIB_THREADS HAVE_NETCDF HAVE_PYTHON HAVE_FORTRAN HAVE_PNG HAVE_AEC
 )
 if( EC_HAVE_FORTRAN )
  ecbuild_pkgconfig(
    NAME                eccodes_f90
    URL                 "https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/ECC"
+   IGNORE_LIBRARIES    ${NETCDF_LIBRARIES}
    IGNORE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran ${NETCDF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
    DESCRIPTION         "The ecCodes library for Fortran 90"
-   VARIABLES           HAVE_JPG HAVE_LIBJASPER GRIB_PTHREADS HAVE_NETCDF HAVE_PYTHON HAVE_PNG HAVE_AEC
+   VARIABLES           HAVE_JPG HAVE_LIBJASPER GRIB_THREADS HAVE_NETCDF HAVE_PYTHON HAVE_PNG HAVE_AEC
  )
 endif()