diff --git a/lib/pkg-config.rb b/lib/pkg-config.rb
index 542d67c..f5bca62 100644
--- a/lib/pkg-config.rb
+++ b/lib/pkg-config.rb
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ def parse_pc
 
   def parse_requires(requires)
     return [] if requires.nil?
-    requires_without_version = requires.gsub(/(?:<|>|<=|>=|=)\s*[\d.a-zA-Z_-]+\s*/, "")
+    requires_without_version = requires.gsub(/(?:!=|<=|>=|<|>|=)\s*[^,\s]+\s*/, " ")
     requires_without_version.split(/[,\s]+/)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/test-pkg-config.rb b/test/test-pkg-config.rb
index 67893b3..523a49d 100644
--- a/test/test-pkg-config.rb
+++ b/test/test-pkg-config.rb
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ def test_equals_to
       assert_equal(["fribidi"],
                    parse_requires("fribidi = 1.0"))
     end
+
+    def test_multiple_requirements_with_compact_constraints
+      assert_equal(["foo", "bar", "baz"],
+                   parse_requires("foo>=1.2 bar != 2.0, baz=3.0"))
+    end
   end
 
   sub_test_case("#merge_back_cflags") do