diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in b/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in
index e7555be05..11216c19d 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PROGS = telnet$(EXECSUFFIX)
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
+libdir = @libdir@
 transform=@program_transform_name@
 EXECSUFFIX=@EXECSUFFIX@
 
diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
index 3caebaf0e..51a365b8a 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
+libdir = @libdir@
 libexecdir = @libexecdir@
 transform=@program_transform_name@
 EXECSUFFIX=@EXECSUFFIX@