diff --git a/sys-libs/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-4.4.28.ebuild b/sys-libs/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-4.4.28.ebuild
index 50aec10c1952..348064f7ff60 100644
--- a/sys-libs/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-4.4.28.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/libxcrypt/libxcrypt-4.4.28.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
 # NEED_BOOTSTRAP is for developers to quickly generate a tarball
 # for publishing to the tree.
 NEED_BOOTSTRAP="no"
-inherit multibuild multilib python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs multilib-minimal
+inherit eapi8-dosym multibuild multilib python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs multilib-minimal

 DESCRIPTION="Extended crypt library for descrypt, md5crypt, bcrypt, and others"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt"
@@ -258,7 +258,13 @@ multilib_src_install() {
                                                for lib_file in "${D}"$(get_xclibdir)/*$(get_libname); do
                                                        lib_file_basename="$(basename "${lib_file}")"
                                                        lib_file_target="$(basename "$(readlink -f "${lib_file}")")"
-                                                       dosym "../../$(get_libdir)/${lib_file_target}" "/usr/$(get_xclibdir)/${lib_file_basename}"
+
+                                                       # We already know we're in split-usr (checked above)
+                                                       # See bug #843209 (also worth keeping in mind bug #802222 too)
+                                                       local libdir_no_prefix=$(get_xclibdir)
+                                                       libdir_no_prefix=${libdir_no_prefix#${EPREFIX}}
+                                                       libdir_no_prefix=${libdir_no_prefix%/usr}
+                                                       dosym8 -r "/$(get_libdir)/${lib_file_target}" "/usr/${libdir_no_prefix}/${lib_file_basename}"
                                                done

                                                rm "${D}"$(get_xclibdir)/*$(get_libname) || die "Removing symlinks in incorrect location failed"
@@ -268,4 +274,4 @@ multilib_src_install() {
                ;;
                *) die "Unexpected MULTIBUILD_ID: ${MULTIBUILD_ID}";;
        esac
-}
+}
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