diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/libcap/libcap_2.25.bb b/meta/recipes-support/libcap/libcap_2.25.bb
index d619a2eb4c..47ecf34549 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/libcap/libcap_2.25.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/libcap/libcap_2.25.bb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[pam] = "PAM_CAP=yes,PAM_CAP=no,libpam"
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = " \
   INDENT=  \
-  lib=${@os.path.basename('${libdir}')} \
+  lib='${base_libdir}' \
   RAISE_SETFCAP=no \
   DYNAMIC=yes \
   BUILD_GPERF=yes \