diff --git a/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh b/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh
index 5dd2b423993..39adc1c413c 100755
--- a/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 cat proflibs.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C ${DESTDIR:-/}
-cd ${DESTDIR:-/}usr/lib
+cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 if [ -f libdescrypt_p.a ]
 then
 	ln -f -s libdescrypt_p.a libcrypt_p.a