diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8a72c48..2ea9672 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -55,9 +55,30 @@ static char *required_pkgconfig_version = NULL;
 static char *required_module_version = NULL;
 static char *want_variable = NULL;
 
+static bool
+fragment_has_system_dir(pkg_fragment_t *frag)
+{
+	switch (frag->type)
+	{
+	case 'L':
+		if (!strcasecmp(LIBDIR, frag->data))
+			return true;
+	case 'I':
+		if (!strcasecmp(INCLUDEDIR, frag->data))
+			return true;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void
 print_fragment(pkg_fragment_t *frag)
 {
+	if (fragment_has_system_dir(frag))
+		return;
+
 	if (frag->type)
 		printf("-%c%s ", frag->type, frag->data);
 	else
diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index 09fa001..134f8b8 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs bar" \
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs --cflags baz" \
 	'-lbaz' '-fPIC' '-I/usr/include/foo'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --static --libs baz" \
-	'-L/usr/lib -lfoo -L/usr/lib -lbaz -L/usr/lib -lzee'
+	'-lfoo' '-lbaz' '-lzee'
 
 if [ ${failed} -gt 0 ]; then
 	echo "${failed} of ${done} tests failed. See output for details." >&2