diff --git a/base/mime-support/mime-support.conf b/base/mime-support/mime-support.conf
index cd96572ca..d518cea73 100644
--- a/base/mime-support/mime-support.conf
+++ b/base/mime-support/mime-support.conf
@@ -14,25 +14,26 @@
 
 makeopt=
 makeinstopt=
+
+libdir="$libdir/mime"
+
 hook_add premake 5 "mime_install"
-mime_install()
-{
-mkdir -p $root/usr/lib/mime/packages
-mkdir -p $root/usr/share/man/man1 $root/usr/share/man/man5 $root/usr/share/man/man8
-mkdir -p $rooti$docdir/mime-support
+mime_install() {
+	mkdir -p "$root$libdir/packages"
+	mkdir -p $root$mandir/man{1,5,8}
 
-install -m 644 mime.types               $root$sysconfdir
-install -m 644 mailcap                  $root/usr/lib/mime/
-install -m 644 mailcap.order            $root$sysconfdir
-install -m 644 mailcap.man              $root$mandir/man5/mailcap.5
-install -m 644 mailcap.order.man        $root$mandir/man5/mailcap.order.5
-install -m 755 update-mime              $root$sbindir
-install -m 644 update-mime.man          $root$mandir/man8/update-mime.8
-install -m 755 run-mailcap              $root$bindir
-install -m 644 run-mailcap.man          $root$mandir/man1/run-mailcap.1
-install -m 644 debian/README            $root$docdir/mime-support/copyright
-install -m 755 debian-view              $root/usr/lib/mime/
-install -m 755 playaudio                $root/usr/lib/mime/
-install -m 755 playdsp                  $root/usr/lib/mime/
-install -m 644 mailcap.entries          $root/usr/lib/mime/packages/mime-support
+	install -m 644 mime.types		"$root$sysconfdir"
+	install -m 644 mailcap.order		"$root$sysconfdir"
+	install -m 644 mailcap.man		"$root$mandir/man5/mailcap.5"
+	install -m 644 mailcap.order.man	"$root$mandir/man5/mailcap.order.5"
+	install -m 644 update-mime.man		"$root$mandir/man8/update-mime.8"
+	install -m 644 run-mailcap.man		"$root$mandir/man1/run-mailcap.1"
+	install -m 755 run-mailcap		"$root$bindir"
+	install -m 755 update-mime		"$root$sbindir"
+	install -m 644 debian/README		"$root$docdir/copyright"
+	install -m 644 mailcap			"$root$libdir"
+	install -m 755 debian-view		"$root$libdir"
+	install -m 755 playaudio		"$root$libdir"
+	install -m 755 playdsp			"$root$libdir"
+	install -m 644 mailcap.entries		"$root$libdir/packages/mime-support"
 }