diff --git a/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile b/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile
index e544dccd3be5..8cd3095d74c1 100644
--- a/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PAMDIR=		${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/libpam
 
 LIB=		pam
 CFLAGS+=	-I${PAMDIR}/libpam/include -I.
-CFLAGS+=	-DDEFAULT_MODULE_PATH=\"${LIBDIR}/\"
+CFLAGS+=	-DDEFAULT_MODULE_PATH=\"${SHLIBDIR}/\"
 CFLAGS+=	-DPAM_DYNAMIC
 #CFLAGS+=	-DPAM_STATIC
 NOPROFILE=	true
diff --git a/lib/libpam/modules/Makefile.inc b/lib/libpam/modules/Makefile.inc
index 16b4c5a40263..2e293716f70e 100644
--- a/lib/libpam/modules/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libpam/modules/Makefile.inc
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 #
 #	$FreeBSD$
 
-BINDIR=		${LIBDIR}
+BINDIR=		${SHLIBDIR}
 BINMODE=	${LIBMODE}