diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_c.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_c.bbclass
index ef431634a2..e91ee1d9fc 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_c.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_c.bbclass
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ cargo_c_do_install() {
     "${CARGO_C_INSTALL}" cinstall ${CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS} \
         --destdir ${D} \
         --prefix ${prefix} \
+        --libdir ${libdir} \
         --library-type cdylib
 }