diff --git a/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass
index f286d3a0e2..9af4cbdd94 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ python do_package_rpm () {
     cmd = rpmbuild
     cmd = cmd + " --noclean --nodeps --short-circuit --target " + pkgarch + " --buildroot " + pkgd
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_topdir " + workdir + "' --define '_rpmdir " + pkgwritedir + "'"
+    cmd = cmd + " --define '_lib ${BASELIB}'"
+    cmd = cmd + " --define '_libdir ${libdir}'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_builddir " + d.getVar('B') + "'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_build_name_fmt %%{NAME}-%%{VERSION}-%%{RELEASE}.%%{ARCH}.rpm'"
     cmd = cmd + " --define '_binaries_in_noarch_packages_terminate_build 0'"