diff --git a/cmake/templates/opencv-XXX.pc.in b/cmake/templates/opencv-XXX.pc.in
index 04d675af16..29f9de0314 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/opencv-XXX.pc.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/opencv-XXX.pc.in
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
-includedir_old=@includedir@/opencv
-includedir_new=@includedir@
+includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: OpenCV
 Description: Open Source Computer Vision Library
 Version: @OPENCV_VERSION_PLAIN@
 Libs: @OPENCV_PC_LIBS@
 Libs.private: @OPENCV_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE@
-Cflags: -I${includedir_old} -I${includedir_new}
+Cflags: -I${includedir}