--- ltmain.sh
+++ ltmain.sh
@@ -7955,13 +7955,13 @@
 
 	# Find the relevant object directory and library name.
 	if test yes = "$installed"; then
-	  if test ! -f "$lt_sysroot$libdir/$linklib" && test -f "$abs_ladir/$linklib"; then
+	  if test ! -f "${lt_sysroot:-${SYSROOT}}$libdir/$linklib" && test -f "$abs_ladir/$linklib"; then
 	    func_warning "library '$lib' was moved."
 	    dir=$ladir
 	    absdir=$abs_ladir
 	    libdir=$abs_ladir
 	  else
-	    dir=$lt_sysroot$libdir
+	    dir=${lt_sysroot:-${SYSROOT}}$libdir
 	    absdir=$lt_sysroot$libdir
 	  fi
 	  test yes = "$hardcode_automatic" && avoidtemprpath=yes
@@ -8344,7 +8344,7 @@
 	       test no = "$hardcode_direct_absolute"; then
 	      add=$libdir/$linklib
 	    elif test yes = "$hardcode_minus_L"; then
-	      add_dir=-L$libdir
+	      add_dir=-L${lt_sysroot:-${SYSROOT}}$libdir
 	      add=-l$name
 	    elif test yes = "$hardcode_shlibpath_var"; then
 	      case :$finalize_shlibpath: in
@@ -8361,7 +8361,7 @@
 	      fi
 	    else
 	      # We cannot seem to hardcode it, guess we'll fake it.
-	      add_dir=-L$libdir
+	      add_dir=-L${lt_sysroot:-${SYSROOT}}$libdir
 	      # Try looking first in the location we're being installed to.
 	      if test -n "$inst_prefix_dir"; then
 		case $libdir in