diff --git a/pcap-config.1 b/pcap-config.1
index aa20d0c..021f450 100644
--- a/pcap-config.1
+++ b/pcap-config.1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pcap-config \- write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output
 .B \-\-static
 ]
 [
-.B \-\-cflags | \-\-libs
+.B \-\-cflags | \-\-libs | \-\-additional-libs
 ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -50,9 +50,20 @@ writes to the standard output the
 .B \-L
 and
 .B \-l
-linker required to link with libpcap, including
+linker flags required to link with libpcap, including
 .B \-l
 flags for libraries required by libpcap.
+When run with the
+.B \-\-additional-libs
+option,
+.I pcap-config
+writes to the standard output the
+.B \-L
+and
+.B \-l
+flags for libraries required by libpcap, but not the
+.B \-lpcap
+flag to link with libpcap itself.
 .LP
 By default, it writes flags appropriate for compiling with a
 dynamically-linked version of libpcap; the
diff --git a/pcap-config.in b/pcap-config.in
index 16f4fcb..d30bf33 100644
--- a/pcap-config.in
+++ b/pcap-config.in
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ do
 	--libs)
 		show_libs=1
 		;;
+
+	--additional-libs)
+		show_additional_libs=1
+		;;
 	esac
 	shift
 done
@@ -34,12 +38,18 @@ then
 	if [ "$show_cflags" = 1 -a "$show_libs" = 1 ]
 	then
 		echo "-I @includedir@ -L @libdir@ -lpcap @DEPLIBS@"
+	elif [ "$show_cflags" = 1 -a "$show_additional_libs" = 1 ]
+	then
+		echo "-I @includedir@ -L @libdir@ @DEPLIBS@"
 	elif [ "$show_cflags" = 1 ]
 	then
 		echo "-I @includedir@"
 	elif [ "$show_libs" = 1 ]
 	then
 		echo "-L @libdir@ -lpcap @DEPLIBS@"
+	elif [ "$show_additional_libs" = 1 ]
+	then
+		echo "@DEPLIBS@"
 	fi
 else
 	#
@@ -49,6 +59,9 @@ else
 	if [ "$show_cflags" = 1 -a "$show_libs" = 1 ]
 	then
 		echo "-I @includedir@ -L @libdir@ -lpcap"
+	elif [ "$show_cflags" = 1 -a "$show_additional_libs" = 1 ]
+	then
+		echo "-I @includedir@"
 	elif [ "$show_cflags" = 1 ]
 	then
 		echo "-I @includedir@"