--- a/Makefile	
+++ a/Makefile	
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ includedir = $(prefix)/include
 libdir = $(prefix)/lib
 syslibdir = /lib
 
+null :=
+space := $(null) $(null)
+syslibdir_inverse = $(subst $(space),/,$(patsubst %,..,$(subst /,$(space),$(syslibdir))))
+
 MALLOC_DIR = mallocng
 SRC_DIRS = $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,src/* src/malloc/$(MALLOC_DIR) crt ldso $(COMPAT_SRC_DIRS))
 BASE_GLOBS = $(addsuffix /*.c,$(SRC_DIRS))
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/%: $(srcdir)/include/%
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 $< $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(LDSO_PATHNAME): $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libc.so
-	$(INSTALL) -D -l $(libdir)/libc.so $@ || true
+	$(INSTALL) -D -l $(syslibdir_inverse)$(libdir)/libc.so $@ || true
 
 install-libs: $(ALL_LIBS:lib/%=$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/%) $(if $(SHARED_LIBS),$(DESTDIR)$(LDSO_PATHNAME),)