diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 213a1fe6..3c2dc67e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ libkmod_libkmod_internal_la_DEPENDENCIES  = $(libkmod_libkmod_la_DEPENDENCIES)
 libkmod_libkmod_internal_la_LIBADD = $(libkmod_libkmod_la_LIBADD)
 
 pkgconfig_DATA = libkmod/libkmod.pc
-noarch_pkgconfig_DATA = tools/kmod.pc
 
 bashcompletiondir=@bashcompletiondir@
 dist_bashcompletion_DATA = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c204570d..eaa4e80d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	libkmod/docs/Makefile
 	libkmod/docs/version.xml
 	libkmod/libkmod.pc
-	tools/kmod.pc
 ])
 
 
diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.pc.in b/libkmod/libkmod.pc.in
index 3acca6a6..1399260b 100644
--- a/libkmod/libkmod.pc.in
+++ b/libkmod/libkmod.pc.in
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@
+sysconfdir=@sysconfdir@
+distconfdir=@distconfdir@
+module_directory=@module_directory@
+module_signatures=@module_signatures@
+module_compressions=@module_compressions@
 
 Name: libkmod
 Description: Library to deal with kernel modules
diff --git a/man/depmod.8.scd b/man/depmod.8.scd
index 7d2b3197..b7021f12 100644
--- a/man/depmod.8.scd
+++ b/man/depmod.8.scd
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ depmod - Generate modules.dep and map files.
 *depmod* [*-e*] [*-E* _Module.symvers_] [*-F* _System.map_] [*-n*] [*-v*] [*-P* _prefix_]
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[*-w*] [_version_] [_filename_...]
 
+*depmod* *-M*
+
 # DESCRIPTION
 
 Linux kernel modules can provide services (called "symbols") for other modules
@@ -80,6 +82,10 @@ rather than the current kernel version (as returned by *uname -r*).
 	_/tmp/build/kernel-modules/$(uname -r)_ and generates index files under
 	that same directory.
 
+*-M*
+*--moduledir-defualt*
+	Print the moduledir prefix @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ set at compile time.
+
 *-o* _outdir_
 *--outdir* _outdir_
 	Set the output directory where *depmod* will store any generated file.
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1c87fe0e..4f66bf05 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -363,11 +363,25 @@ libkmod = shared_library(
   install : true,
 )
 
+_libkmod_variables = [
+  'sysconfdir=' + sysconfdir,
+  'distconfdir=' + distconfdir,
+  'module_directory=' + moduledir,
+  'module_signatures=' + module_signatures,
+]
+
+# XXX: Support for empty variables was added in meson v1.4.0.
+# pkgconf behaves identically on missing and empty variable.
+if module_compressions != ''
+  _libkmod_variables += ['module_compressions=' + module_compressions]
+endif
+
 pkg.generate(
   name : 'libkmod',
   description : 'Library to deal with kernel modules',
   libraries : libkmod,
   requires_private : libkmod_deps,
+  variables: _libkmod_variables
 )
 
 libkmod_internal = static_library(
@@ -400,26 +414,6 @@ kmod = executable(
   install : get_option('tools'),
 )
 
-_kmod_variables = [
-  'sysconfdir=' + sysconfdir,
-  'distconfdir=' + distconfdir,
-  'module_directory=' + moduledir,
-  'module_signatures=' + module_signatures,
-]
-
-# XXX: Support for empty variables was added in meson v1.4.0.
-# pkgconf behaves identically on missing and empty variable.
-if module_compressions != ''
-  _kmod_variables += ['module_compressions=' + module_compressions]
-endif
-
-pkg.generate(
-  name : 'kmod',
-  description : 'Tools to deal with kernel modules',
-  install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'pkgconfig'),
-  variables : _kmod_variables,
-)
-
 _tools = [
   'depmod',
   'insmod',
diff --git a/tools/depmod.c b/tools/depmod.c
index 91bd1911..7e2c2348 100644
--- a/tools/depmod.c
+++ b/tools/depmod.c
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ static const char *const default_cfg_paths[] = {
 	// clang-format on
 };
 
-static const char cmdopts_s[] = "aAb:m:o:C:E:F:evnP:wVh";
+static const char cmdopts_s[] = "aAb:m:Mo:C:E:F:evnP:wVh";
 static const struct option cmdopts[] = {
 	{ "all", no_argument, 0, 'a' },
 	{ "quick", no_argument, 0, 'A' },
 	{ "basedir", required_argument, 0, 'b' },
 	{ "moduledir", required_argument, 0, 'm' },
+	{ "moduledir-default", no_argument, 0, 'M' },
 	{ "outdir", required_argument, 0, 'o' },
 	{ "config", required_argument, 0, 'C' },
 	{ "symvers", required_argument, 0, 'E' },
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ static void help(void)
 	       "\t-b, --basedir=DIR    Root path (default: /).\n"
 	       "\t-m, --moduledir=DIR  Module directory (default: " MODULE_DIRECTORY
 	       ").\n"
+	       "\t-M, --moduledir-default  Print MODULE_DIRECTORY default value.\n"
 	       "\t-o, --outdir=DIR     Output root path (default: same as <basedir>).\n"
 	       "\t-F, --filesyms=FILE  Use the file instead of the\n"
 	       "\t                     current kernel symbols.\n"
@@ -2932,6 +2934,9 @@ static int do_depmod(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'm':
 			module_directory = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'M':
+			puts(MODULE_DIRECTORY);
+			return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 		case 'o':
 			free(out_root);
 			out_root = path_make_absolute_cwd(optarg);
diff --git a/tools/kmod.pc.in b/tools/kmod.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 97215c8e..00000000
--- a/tools/kmod.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@prefix@
-sysconfdir=@sysconfdir@
-distconfdir=@distconfdir@
-module_directory=@module_directory@
-module_compressions=@module_compressions@
-module_signatures=@module_signatures@
-
-Name: kmod
-Description: Tools to deal with kernel modules
-Version: @VERSION@