diff --git a/libsepol.spec b/libsepol.spec
index c417d7b..6df35db 100644
--- a/libsepol.spec
+++ b/libsepol.spec
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ sed -i 's/fpic/fPIC/g' src/Makefile
 %build
 %set_build_flags
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-semantic-interposition"
-%make_build
+%make_build LIBDIR="%{_libdir}"
 
 %install
 mkdir -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir}