diff --git a/mcstrans/src/Makefile b/mcstrans/src/Makefile
index 907a1f1b..ae74a16d 100644
--- a/mcstrans/src/Makefile
+++ b/mcstrans/src/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
-ARCH = $(shell uname -i)
-ifeq "$(ARCH)" "x86_64"
-	# In case of 64 bit system, use these lines
-	LIBDIR=/usr/lib64
-else 
-ifeq "$(ARCH)" "i686"
-	# In case of 32 bit system, use these lines
-	LIBDIR=/usr/lib
-else
-ifeq "$(ARCH)" "i386"
-	# In case of 32 bit system, use these lines
-	LIBDIR=/usr/lib
-endif
-endif
-endif
 # Installation directories.
-PREFIX  ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr
+PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr
+LIBDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/lib
 SBINDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)/sbin
 INITDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)/etc/rc.d/init.d
 SYSTEMDDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd
diff --git a/mcstrans/utils/Makefile b/mcstrans/utils/Makefile
index 1ffb027c..43608dbb 100644
--- a/mcstrans/utils/Makefile
+++ b/mcstrans/utils/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
 # Installation directories.
 PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr
+LIBDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/lib
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
 
-ARCH = $(shell uname -i)
-ifeq "$(ARCH)" "x86_64"
-        # In case of 64 bit system, use these lines
-        LIBDIR=/usr/lib64
-else
-ifeq "$(ARCH)" "i686"
-        # In case of 32 bit system, use these lines
-        LIBDIR=/usr/lib
-else
-ifeq "$(ARCH)" "i386"
-        # In case of 32 bit system, use these lines
-        LIBDIR=/usr/lib
-endif
-endif
-endif
-
-
 CFLAGS ?= -Wall
 override CFLAGS += -I../src -D_GNU_SOURCE
 LDLIBS += -L../src ../src/mcstrans.o ../src/mls_level.o -lselinux -lpcre $(LIBDIR)/libsepol.a