diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
index e15fdae1892e..2b293ec817bb 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ FILES=		${LDSCRIPTS:S|^|ldscripts/|}
 FILESDIR=	${SCRIPTDIR}
 
 HOST=		${TARGET_TUPLE}
-LIBSEARCHPATH=	\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/lib\":\"${TOOLS_PREFIX}/usr/lib\"
+LIBSEARCHPATH=	\"=/lib\":\"=/usr/lib\"
 .for ext in ${ELF_SCR_EXT}
 LDSCRIPTS+=	${NATIVE_EMULATION}.${ext}
 ldscripts/${NATIVE_EMULATION}.${ext}: e${NATIVE_EMULATION}.c