diff --git a/cln.spec.in b/cln.spec.in
index a72e3a3..d6ff2fb 100644
--- a/cln.spec.in
+++ b/cln.spec.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ the CLN library.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-exceptions" ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir}
+CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-exceptions" ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} --libdir=%{_libdir}
 make
 
 %install