diff --git a/mk/lib.mk b/mk/lib.mk
index efd9ea85..290bf915 100644
--- a/mk/lib.mk
+++ b/mk/lib.mk
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@ ${SHLIB_NAME}:	${SOBJS}
 	${SOBJS} ${LDADD}
 
 install: all
-ifeq (${MKSTATICLIBS},yes)
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}
+ifeq (${MKSTATICLIBS},yes)
 	${INSTALL} -m ${LIBMODE} lib${LIB}.a ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}
 endif
-	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${SHLIBDIR}
-	${INSTALL} -m ${LIBMODE} ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${SHLIBDIR}
-	ln -fs ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${SHLIBDIR}/${SHLIB_LINK}
+	${INSTALL} -m ${LIBMODE} ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}
+	ln -fs ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/${SHLIB_LINK}
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${INCDIR}
 	for x in ${INCS}; do ${INSTALL} -m ${INCMODE} $$x ${DESTDIR}${INCDIR}; done
 
diff --git a/mk/sys.mk b/mk/sys.mk
index 92bb55ea..40d1367b 100644
--- a/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/mk/sys.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ _LIBNAME:=		$(shell ${_LIBNAME_SH})
 LIBNAME?=		${_LIBNAME}
 LIBDIR?=		${UPREFIX}/${LIBNAME}
 LIBMODE?=		0644
-SHLIBDIR?=		${PREFIX}/${LIBNAME}
 
 LIBEXECDIR?=		${PREFIX}/libexec/rc