diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc
index e95f8eba4d11..9fd5eb0fca63 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #
-# $Id$
+# $Id: Makefile.inc,v 1.1.1.1 1998/03/01 23:40:47 jdp Exp $
 #
 
+.if     ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
+BINDIR?=	/usr/libexec/elf
+.else
 BINDIR?=	/usr/bin
+.endif