diff --git a/lib/libbsnmp/libbsnmp/Makefile b/lib/libbsnmp/libbsnmp/Makefile
index c82ebe652768..a944e28722cf 100644
--- a/lib/libbsnmp/libbsnmp/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libbsnmp/libbsnmp/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONTRIB= ${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/bsnmp/lib
 .PATH: ${CONTRIB}
 
 LIB	= bsnmp
+SHLIBDIR ?= /lib
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${CONTRIB}