diff --git a/library.mak b/library.mak
index 9e931f3c1f..e849cc2268 100644
--- a/library.mak
+++ b/library.mak
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ install-lib$(NAME)-shared: $(SUBDIR)$(SLIBNAME)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p "$(SHLIBDIR)"
 	$$(INSTALL) -m 755 $$< "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIB_INSTALL_NAME)"
 	$$(STRIP) "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIB_INSTALL_NAME)"
-	$(Q)$(foreach F,$(SLIB_INSTALL_LINKS),cd "$(SHLIBDIR)" && $(LN_S) $(SLIB_INSTALL_NAME) $(F);)
+	$(Q)$(foreach F,$(SLIB_INSTALL_LINKS),(cd "$(SHLIBDIR)" && $(LN_S) $(SLIB_INSTALL_NAME) $(F));)
 	$(if $(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_SHLIB),$$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_SHLIB:%=$(SUBDIR)%) "$(SHLIBDIR)")
 	$(if $(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_LIB),$(Q)mkdir -p "$(LIBDIR)")
 	$(if $(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_LIB),$$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_LIB:%=$(SUBDIR)%) "$(LIBDIR)")