diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
index 58bce19512b..fbde35d4e97 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@ _libinstall:
 	    ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${SHLIBDIR}
 .if defined(SHLIB_LINK)
 	ln -fs ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${SHLIBDIR}/${SHLIB_LINK}
-.if (${LIBDIR} != ${SHLIBDIR})
-	ln -fs ${LIBDIR:C|/[^/]+|/..|g:S|^/||}${SHLIBDIR}/${SHLIB_NAME} \
-	    ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/${SHLIB_LINK}
-.endif
 .endif
 .endif
 .if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)