--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$use_dwarf])
 
 if test x$target_arch = xppc64; then
-        libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib64'
+        libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
         AC_MSG_NOTICE([PowerPC64 detected, lib will be installed ${libdir}]);
         AC_SUBST([libdir])
 fi