diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/libraries.te b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/libraries.te
index 3ff19d70..b0ab6c10 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/libraries.te
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/libraries.te
@@ -28,14 +28,17 @@ files_type(lib_t)
 # shlib_t is the type of shared objects in the system lib
 # directories.
 #
-type shlib_t;
-files_type(shlib_t)
+ifdef(`targeted_policy',`
+	typealias lib_t alias shlib_t;
+',`
+	type shlib_t;
+	files_type(shlib_t)
+')
 
 #
 # texrel_shlib_t is the type of shared objects in the system lib
 # directories, which require text relocation.
 #
-
 ifdef(`targeted_policy',`
 	typealias lib_t alias texrel_shlib_t;
 ',`