diff --git a/packages/Makefile b/packages/Makefile
index de36b86a48..e06d1127c0 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile
+++ b/packages/Makefile
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ endif
 ifdef INSTALL_BINDIR
 FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--bininstalldir=$(INSTALL_BINDIR)
 endif
+ifdef INSTALL_LIBDIR
+FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--libinstalldir=$(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+endif
 ifdef OS_TARGET
 FPC_TARGETOPT+=--os=$(OS_TARGET)
 endif
diff --git a/packages/Makefile.fpc b/packages/Makefile.fpc
index 1a856db5cb..47a06e5939 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/packages/Makefile.fpc
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ endif
 ifdef UNITDIR_FPMAKE_FPMKUNIT
 override COMPILER_FPMAKE_UNITDIR=$(UNITDIR_FPMAKE_FPMKUNIT)
 endif
+ifdef INSTALL_LIBDIR
+FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--libinstalldir=$(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+endif
 
 SUB_FPMAKE_SRCS=$(wildcard */fpmake.pp)
 
diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
index 2ef9c02366..b481d3b799 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ endif
 ifdef INSTALL_BINDIR
 FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--bininstalldir=$(INSTALL_BINDIR)
 endif
+ifdef INSTALL_LIBDIR
+FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--libinstalldir=$(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+endif
 ifdef OS_TARGET
 FPC_TARGETOPT+=--os=$(OS_TARGET)
 endif
diff --git a/utils/Makefile.fpc b/utils/Makefile.fpc
index 921a068795..7984e7d22d 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/utils/Makefile.fpc
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ endif
 ifdef INSTALL_BINDIR
 FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--bininstalldir=$(INSTALL_BINDIR)
 endif
+ifdef INSTALL_LIBDIR
+FPMAKE_INSTALL_OPT+=--libinstalldir=$(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+endif
 
 # Translate OS_TARGET and CPU_TARGET to fpmake's --os and --cpu parameters
 ifdef OS_TARGET