diff --git a/lib/libxo/Makefile b/lib/libxo/Makefile
index fd0ba910e6d3..d854a4c1d3c2 100644
--- a/lib/libxo/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libxo/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+SHLIBDIR?=      /lib
+
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 LIBXOSRC=	${SRCTOP}/contrib/libxo
@@ -9,8 +11,6 @@ LIBXOSRC=	${SRCTOP}/contrib/libxo
 LIB=	xo
 SHLIB_MAJOR=0
 
-SHLIBDIR?=      /lib
-
 SRCS=	libxo.c xo_encoder.c xo_syslog.c
 
 CFLAGS+=-I${LIBXOSRC}/libxo