diff --git a/templates/binutils/template b/templates/binutils/template
index eb1653515d7..a997f757190 100644
--- a/templates/binutils/template
+++ b/templates/binutils/template
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pre_install()
 {
 	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" ]; then
 		mkdir -vp ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
-		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
+		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/gcc/template b/templates/gcc/template
index 31530907b3a..d6e632f3a5b 100644
--- a/templates/gcc/template
+++ b/templates/gcc/template
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pre_install()
 {
 	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" ]; then
 		mkdir -vp ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib
-		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
+		cd ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr && ln -sv lib lib64 && cd ${wrksrc}
 	fi
 }