diff --git a/package/sparc/silo/silo.conf b/package/sparc/silo/silo.conf
index a30984d00..2df21521a 100644
--- a/package/sparc/silo/silo.conf
+++ b/package/sparc/silo/silo.conf
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ hook_add postmake 3 pm_silo
 # 'use-system-ext2_err-h.patch'
 hook_add premake 1 "rm -f include/ext2fs/ext2_err.h"
 
-var_append makeopt ' ' 'USELIB="-L $root/lib"'
-var_append makeinstopt ' ' 'DESTDIR=$root'
+var_append makeopt ' ' "USELIB=-L$root/usr/lib"
+var_append makeinstopt ' ' "DESTDIR=$root"