diff --git a/recipes-support/lmdb/lmdb_0.9.16.bb b/recipes-support/lmdb/lmdb_0.9.16.bb
index c18c4a47..9c1b586e 100644
--- a/recipes-support/lmdb/lmdb_0.9.16.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/lmdb/lmdb_0.9.16.bb
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ do_install() {
     install -d ${D}${includedir}
     install -d ${D}${mandir}
     sed -i 's:\$(prefix)/man:${mandir}:' Makefile
-    oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} prefix=${prefix} manprefix=${mandir} install
+    oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} prefix=${prefix} libprefix=${libdir} manprefix=${mandir} install
 }