diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-lang-c.yml b/.github/workflows/test-lang-c.yml
index e236778b37c..8a5494db1ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-lang-c.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-lang-c.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: ./build.sh test
 
+      - name: Check pkg-config
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p build
+          cd build
+          cmake ..
+          cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/snappy.pc src/libsnappy.pc
+          export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=./src
+          pkg-config --libs avro-c
+
       - name: Cache Local Maven Repository
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
diff --git a/lang/c/CMakeLists.txt b/lang/c/CMakeLists.txt
index aa923e1829a..2956a07e87a 100644
--- a/lang/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lang/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ else (LZMA_FOUND)
 endif (LZMA_FOUND)
 
 set(CODEC_LIBRARIES ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} ${LZMA_LIBRARIES} ${SNAPPY_LIBRARIES})
-set(CODEC_PKG "@ZLIB_PKG@ @LZMA_PKG@ @SNAPPY_PKG@")
+set(CODEC_PKG "${ZLIB_PKG} ${LZMA_PKG} ${SNAPPY_PKG}")
 
 # Jansson JSON library
 pkg_check_modules(JANSSON jansson>=2.3)