diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52041b069..40cfa1b2a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -303,9 +303,12 @@ endif()
 sfml_set_option(SFML_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES ${SFML_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_DEFAULT} BOOL "TRUE to automatically install pkg-config files so other projects can find SFML")
 
 if(SFML_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES)
+    # account for CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR potentially being an absolute path
+    file(RELATIVE_PATH SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
+
     # set pkgconfig install directory
     # this could be e.g. macports on mac or msys2 on windows etc.
-    set(SFML_PKGCONFIG_DIR "/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
+    set(SFML_PKGCONFIG_DIR "/${SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
 
     if(SFML_OS_FREEBSD OR SFML_OS_OPENBSD OR SFML_OS_NETBSD)
         set(SFML_PKGCONFIG_DIR "/libdata/pkgconfig")
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ea9410cea..365e5aecd 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 -   Ensure GNUInstallDirs cache vars are included before first used (#2778, #2779)
 -   [macOS] Fix incorrect variable expansion (#2780)
 -   Issue warning when trying to use UCRT MinGW with precompiled MSVCRT depenencies (#2821)
+-   Fix Nix pkg-config support
 
 ### Audio
 
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-all.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-all.pc.in
index 3dba4f7c8..7f5f1b9f1 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-all.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-all.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: SFML-all
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-audio.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-audio.pc.in
index ad7fad727..1d26fa8fc 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-audio.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-audio.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: SFML-audio
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-graphics.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-graphics.pc.in
index 46f53874c..868be2211 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-graphics.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-graphics.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: SFML-graphics
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-network.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-network.pc.in
index c0199350c..f57c7f1a4 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-network.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-network.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: SFML-network
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-system.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-system.pc.in
index 285852d7b..feb3f6b97 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-system.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-system.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: SFML-system
diff --git a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-window.pc.in b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-window.pc.in
index e216473ca..e287d9201 100644
--- a/tools/pkg-config/sfml-window.pc.in
+++ b/tools/pkg-config/sfml-window.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@SFML_RELATIVE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: SFML-window