diff --git a/toolchain/eglibc/Makefile b/toolchain/eglibc/Makefile
index dff7e48528d..d237f4e123a 100644
--- a/toolchain/eglibc/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/eglibc/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ EGLIBC_CONFIGURE:= \
 	BUILD_CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	CFLAGS="$(EGLIBC_CFLAGS)" \
+	libc_cv_slibdir="/lib" \
 	$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/libc/configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
diff --git a/toolchain/glibc/Makefile b/toolchain/glibc/Makefile
index 1f715b9d451..229f20649e4 100644
--- a/toolchain/glibc/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/glibc/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ GLIBC_CONFIGURE:= \
 	libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes \
 	libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes \
 	libc_cv_386_tls=yes \
+	libc_cv_slibdir="/lib" \
 	$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \