diff --git a/secure/usr.bin/bdes/Makefile b/secure/usr.bin/bdes/Makefile
index 1b19c58eb3ec..8f5234a4a815 100644
--- a/secure/usr.bin/bdes/Makefile
+++ b/secure/usr.bin/bdes/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.4 1994/09/30 06:04:40 pst Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.5 1994/11/14 20:45:35 phk Exp $
 
 PROG=	bdes
 SRCS=	bdes.c
 
-LDADD+= -L../../lib/libcipher -lcipher
-DPADD+= ../../lib/libcipher/libcipher.a
+.if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../lib/libcipher/obj)
+LDFLAGS+= -L${.CURDIR}/../../lib/libcipher/obj
+.else
+LDFLAGS+= -L${.CURDIR}/../../lib/libcipher
+.endif
+
+LDADD+= -lcipher
+DPADD+= libcipher.a
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>