diff --git a/templates/binutils.tmpl b/templates/binutils.tmpl
index fcbfa45b193..d8594ba125e 100644
--- a/templates/binutils.tmpl
+++ b/templates/binutils.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=binutils
 version=2.19
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--disable-werror --enable-shared --disable-multilib
+configure_args="--disable-werror --enable-shared --enable-multilib
  --enable-64-bit-bfd"
 make_install_target="tooldir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr
  install prefix=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr"
@@ -24,3 +24,13 @@ long_desc="
  and other tools."
 
 base_chroot=yes
+
+post_install()
+{
+	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
+
+	if [ "$xbps_machine" = "x86_64" -a -d $destdir/usr/lib64 ]; then
+		mv $destdir/usr/lib64/* $destdir/usr/lib
+		rmdir $destdir/usr/lib64
+	fi
+}