diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cfb27f4..6096a99 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 DESTDIR=/usr/
+LIBDIR=/usr/lib/
 SBINDIR=/sbin
 CONFDIR=/etc/iproute2
 DOCDIR=/share/doc/iproute2
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
 # Path to db_185.h include
 DBM_INCLUDE:=/usr/include
 
-DEFINES= -DRESOLVE_HOSTNAMES -DDESTDIR=\"$(DESTDIR)\"
+DEFINES= -DRESOLVE_HOSTNAMES -DLIBDIR=\"$(LIBDIR)\"
 
 #options if you have a bind>=4.9.4 libresolv (or, maybe, glibc)
 LDLIBS=-lresolv