diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 73d6606..28aa99e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN }}
       - name: Install cbindgen
         run: cargo install cbindgen
+      - name: Install cargo-c
+        run: cargo install --locked cargo-c@0.10.14+cargo-0.89.0
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install -y libcunit1-dev
       - name: Build and test
diff --git a/igvm/Cargo.toml b/igvm/Cargo.toml
index 350d0a3..974300b 100644
--- a/igvm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/igvm/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ repository = "https://github.com/microsoft/igvm"
 keywords = ["virtualization"]
 categories = ["virtualization", "parser-implementations"]
 
+[package.metadata.capi.header]
+# cbindgen is handled from igvm_c/Makefile
+enabled = false
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 # Document all features
 all-features = true
@@ -40,4 +44,5 @@ static_assertions.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = []
+capi = ["igvm-c"]
 igvm-c = [] # Add exports that allow the library to be used from C
diff --git a/igvm_c/Makefile b/igvm_c/Makefile
index ace990e..1796e07 100644
--- a/igvm_c/Makefile
+++ b/igvm_c/Makefile
@@ -7,24 +7,27 @@
 API_DIR:=$(realpath $(shell dirname $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 IGVM_DIR := $(API_DIR)/..
 TARGET_DIR ?= target_c
-
-ifdef RELEASE
-TARGET_PATH="$(IGVM_DIR)/$(TARGET_DIR)/$(CARGO_BUILD_TARGET)/release"
-else
-TARGET_PATH="$(IGVM_DIR)/$(TARGET_DIR)/$(CARGO_BUILD_TARGET)/debug"
-endif
+EXE =
 
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 DESTDIR ?=
 
 CFLAGS ?= -g3 -O0
-LDFLAGS += -L $(TARGET_PATH)
 
 CARGO=CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(IGVM_DIR)/$(TARGET_DIR) cargo
+CARGO_BUILD_HOST := $(shell $(CARGO) -Vv | sed -n 's,^host: ,,p')
 
 FEATURES = "igvm-c"
+PROFILE = $(if $(RELEASE),release,debug)
+
+TARGET_PATH = "$(IGVM_DIR)/$(TARGET_DIR)/$(CARGO_BUILD_TARGET)/$(PROFILE)"
+LIB_PATH = "$(IGVM_DIR)/$(TARGET_DIR)/$(or $(CARGO_BUILD_TARGET),$(CARGO_BUILD_HOST))/$(PROFILE)"
 
 RUST_SOURCE := $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/src/c_api.rs $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/src/lib.rs $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_defs/src/lib.rs
+LIBIGVM = $(LIB_PATH)/libigvm.a
+UNINSTALLED_PC = $(LIB_PATH)/igvm-uninstalled.pc
+IGVM_LIBS = $(shell pkg-config --libs --static $(UNINSTALLED_PC))
+IGVM_LIBS_STATIC = $(subst $(IGVM_LIBS), -ligvm, $(LIBIGVM))
 
 # Determine igvm crate version from Cargo.toml
 VERSION = $(shell grep -oP "(?<=version = \").+(?=\")" $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.toml)
@@ -33,15 +36,15 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep -oP "(?<=version = \").+(?=\")" $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.to
 
 all: build test
 
-build: $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm
+build: $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm$(EXE)
 
-$(TARGET_PATH)/libigvm.a:
-	$(CARGO) build --features $(FEATURES) $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.toml
+$(LIBIGVM):
+	$(CARGO) cbuild --prefix $(PREFIX) --features $(FEATURES) $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.toml
 
 $(TARGET_PATH)/libigvm_defs.rlib:
 	$(CARGO) build $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_defs/Cargo.toml
 
-$(TARGET_PATH)/test_data:
+$(TARGET_PATH)/test_data$(EXE):
 	$(CARGO) build $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_c/test_data/Cargo.toml
 
 $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h: $(RUST_SOURCE)
@@ -49,31 +52,27 @@ $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h: $(RUST_SOURCE)
 	cbindgen -q -c $(API_DIR)/cbindgen_igvm_defs.toml $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_defs -o "$(API_DIR)/include/igvm_defs.h"
 	$(API_DIR)/scripts/post_process.sh "$(API_DIR)/include"
 
-$(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm: $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(API_DIR)/sample/dump_igvm.c $(TARGET_PATH)/libigvm.a
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I $(API_DIR) -o $@ $^ -ligvm -ldl -pthread -lutil -lrt $(LDFLAGS)
+$(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm$(EXE): $(API_DIR)/sample/dump_igvm.c $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(LIBIGVM)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I $(API_DIR) -o $@ $< $(IGVM_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
-$(TARGET_PATH)/igvm_test: $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(API_DIR)/tests/igvm_test.c $(TARGET_PATH)/libigvm.a
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I $(API_DIR) -o $@ $^ -ligvm -lcunit -ldl -pthread -lm -lutil -lrt $(LDFLAGS)
+$(TARGET_PATH)/igvm_test$(EXE): $(API_DIR)/tests/igvm_test.c $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(LIBIGVM)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I $(API_DIR) -o $@ $< -lcunit $(IGVM_LIBS_STATIC) $(LDFLAGS)
 
-$(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin: $(TARGET_PATH)/test_data
+$(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin: $(TARGET_PATH)/test_data$(EXE)
 	$(TARGET_PATH)/test_data $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin
 
-test: $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm_test $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin
+test: $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm_test$(EXE) $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin
 	$(TARGET_PATH)/igvm_test $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin
 	$(CARGO) test --features $(FEATURES) $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.toml
 
 clean:
 	$(CARGO) clean $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.toml
 	$(CARGO) clean $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_defs/Cargo.toml
-	rm -f $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(API_DIR)/include/igvm_defs.h $(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm $(TARGET_PATH)/test_data $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin
+	rm -f $(API_DIR)/include/igvm.h $(API_DIR)/include/igvm_defs.h $(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm$(EXE) $(TARGET_PATH)/test_data$(EXE) $(TARGET_PATH)/igvm.bin
 
-install:
+install: build
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/include/igvm
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/lib64/pkgconfig
-	install -m 644 $(TARGET_PATH)/libigvm.a $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/lib64
 	install -m 644 $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_c/include/* $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/include/igvm
+	$(CARGO) cinstall --destdir "$(DESTDIR)" --prefix "$(PREFIX)" --features $(FEATURES) $(EXTRA_PARAMS) --manifest-path=$(IGVM_DIR)/igvm/Cargo.toml
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/
-	install -m 755 $(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/
-	VERSION=$(VERSION) PREFIX=$(PREFIX) envsubst '$$VERSION $$PREFIX' \
-				< $(IGVM_DIR)/igvm_c/igvm.pc.in \
-				> $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/lib64/pkgconfig/igvm.pc
+	install -m 755 $(TARGET_PATH)/dump_igvm$(EXE) $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/
diff --git a/igvm_c/igvm.pc.in b/igvm_c/igvm.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f92404..0000000
--- a/igvm_c/igvm.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-prefix=$PREFIX
-exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${prefix}/lib64
-sharedlibdir=${libdir}
-includedir=${prefix}/include
-
-Name: igvm
-Description: igvm library
-Version: $VERSION
-
-Requires:
-Libs: -L${libdir} -L${sharedlibdir} -ligvm
-Cflags: -I${includedir}