diff --git a/templates/binutils/template b/templates/binutils/template
index 76a2828bd1..eb1653515d 100644
--- a/templates/binutils/template
+++ b/templates/binutils/template
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Add_dependency run glibc
 pre_install()
 {
 	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" ]; then
-		mkdir -vp ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
-		cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
+		mkdir -vp ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
+		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/gcc/template b/templates/gcc/template
index a955fca31b..31530907b3 100644
--- a/templates/gcc/template
+++ b/templates/gcc/template
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ pre_configure()
 pre_install()
 {
 	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" ]; then
-		mkdir -vp ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
-		cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
+		mkdir -vp ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
+		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
 	fi
 }