diff --git a/srcpkgs/glibc/template b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
index 4ea327aa1f..a24cf402c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glibc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	mkdir build
 	cd build
 
-	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "i686" ]; then
-		_libdir=/usr/lib32
-	else
-		_libdir=/usr/lib
-	fi
+	local _libdir=/usr/lib${XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE}
 
 	echo "slibdir=${_libdir}" > configparms
 	echo "bindir=/usr/bin" >> configparms