diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-install/00-libdir.sh b/common/hooks/pre-install/00-libdir.sh
index f19f68088f..4c57fbcb1e 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-install/00-libdir.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-install/00-libdir.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # This hook creates the wordsize specific libdir symlink.
 
 hook() {
-	if [ "${pkgname}" != "base-files" ]; then
+	if [ -L ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib${XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE} ]; then
+		return 0
+	elif [ "${pkgname}" != "base-files" ]; then
 		vmkdir usr/lib
 		ln -sf lib ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib${XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE}
 	fi