diff --git a/srcpkgs/sane/template b/srcpkgs/sane/template
index 12b778105a..6a8cee48d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sane/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sane/template
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ post_install() {
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/saned@.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/saned.socket 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
 
-	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sf libsane.so.1 libsane.so
-	vinstall tools/sane-backends.pc 644 usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	ln -sf libsane.so.1 libsane.so
+	vinstall ${wrksrc}/tools/sane-backends.pc 644 usr/lib/pkgconfig
 }
 
 libsane_package() {