diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index f45065da..81307045 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ LIBRARY = \
 # Files that should be removed, but which Automake does not know.
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(bin_SCRIPTS)
 
+libmakepkgdir = $(libdir)/makepkg
+
 clean-local:
 	$(AM_V_at)$(RM) -r .lib
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ edit = sed \
 	-e 's|@localedir[@]|$(localedir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@sysconfdir[@]|$(sysconfdir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@localstatedir[@]|$(localstatedir)|g' \
+	-e 's|@libmakepkgdir[@]|$(libmakepkgdir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@prefix[@]|$(prefix)|g' \
 	-e '1s|!/bin/bash|!$(BASH_SHELL)|g' \
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 9e2675db..2b01c468 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ declare -r confdir='@sysconfdir@'
 declare -r BUILDSCRIPT='@BUILDSCRIPT@'
 declare -r startdir="$PWD"
 
+LIBRARY=${LIBRARY:-'@libmakepkgdir@'}
+
 packaging_options=('strip' 'docs' 'libtool' 'staticlibs' 'emptydirs' 'zipman' \
                    'purge' 'upx' 'debug')
 other_options=('ccache' 'distcc' 'buildflags' 'makeflags')