diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77c448687..aaf0398cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -676,9 +676,9 @@ $(PROGRAM_PREFIX)yosys$(EXE): $(OBJS)
 
 libyosys.so: $(filter-out kernel/driver.o,$(OBJS))
 ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
-	$(P) $(LD) -o libyosys.so -shared -Wl,-install_name,$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libyosys.so $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS)
+	$(P) $(LD) -o libyosys.so -shared -Wl,-install_name,$(LIBDIR)/libyosys.so $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(P) $(LD) -o libyosys.so -shared -Wl,-soname,$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libyosys.so $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS)
+	$(P) $(LD) -o libyosys.so -shared -Wl,-soname,$(LIBDIR)/libyosys.so $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS)
 endif
 
 %.o: %.cc