diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 460701f00ed..64afddd6a51 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -868,7 +868,6 @@ CFLAGS
 CC
 SET_MAKE
 srcdir
-dlldir
 host_os
 host_vendor
 host_cpu
@@ -4674,8 +4673,6 @@ case $host_os in *\ *) host_os=`echo "$host_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
 
 
 
-dlldir=\${libdir}/wine
-
 
 
 
@@ -6470,7 +6467,7 @@ MAKEDEP=$wine_makedep
 
 RUNTESTFLAGS="-q -P wine"
 
-SED_CMD="LC_ALL=C sed -e 's,@bindir@,\${bindir},g' -e 's,@dlldir@,\${dlldir},g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_STRING@,$PACKAGE_STRING,g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_VERSION@,$PACKAGE_VERSION,g'"
+SED_CMD="LC_ALL=C sed -e 's,@bindir@,\${bindir},g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_STRING@,$PACKAGE_STRING,g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_VERSION@,$PACKAGE_VERSION,g'"
 
 
 if test -n "$host_alias" -a "$host_alias" != "$build_alias"
@@ -23975,7 +23972,6 @@ host = $host
 host_cpu = $host_cpu
 host_vendor = $host_vendor
 host_os = $host_os
-dlldir = $dlldir
 srcdir = $srcdir
 SET_MAKE = $SET_MAKE
 CC = $CC
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 745f703709f..8c2f0f3e09b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(wine64,    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-wine64=DIR],[use the 64-bit Wine i
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
-AC_SUBST(dlldir,[\${libdir}/wine])
 AC_SUBST(srcdir)
 
 dnl **** Check for some programs ****
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(toolsdir,[$wine_cv_toolsdir])
 AC_SUBST(MAKEDEP,[$wine_makedep])
 AC_SUBST(RUNTESTFLAGS,["-q -P wine"])
-AC_SUBST(SED_CMD,["LC_ALL=C sed -e 's,@bindir@,\${bindir},g' -e 's,@dlldir@,\${dlldir},g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_STRING@,$PACKAGE_STRING,g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_VERSION@,$PACKAGE_VERSION,g'"])
+AC_SUBST(SED_CMD,["LC_ALL=C sed -e 's,@bindir@,\${bindir},g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_STRING@,$PACKAGE_STRING,g' -e 's,@PACKAGE_VERSION@,$PACKAGE_VERSION,g'"])
 
 if test -n "$host_alias" -a "$host_alias" != "$build_alias"
 then
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/Makefile.in b/dlls/ntdll/Makefile.in
index b519bcd655f..e17e3f72b92 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/Makefile.in
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ EXTRA_OBJS = unix/version.o
 unix_loader_EXTRADEFS = \
 	-DBINDIR=\"${bindir}\" \
 	-DSYSTEMDLLPATH=\"${system_dllpath}\" \
-	-DDLL_TO_BINDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${dlldir} ${bindir}`\" \
+	-DDLL_TO_BINDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${libdir}/wine ${bindir}`\" \
 	-DBIN_TO_DATADIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${bindir} ${datadir}/wine`\"
diff --git a/loader/Makefile.in b/loader/Makefile.in
index 30413fc8677..5a9fdabfd97 100644
--- a/loader/Makefile.in
+++ b/loader/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ UNIX_CFLAGS = -fPIE
 
 preloader_EXTRADEFS = -fno-builtin
 
-main_EXTRADEFS = -DDLLDIR=\"${dlldir}\" -DBIN_TO_DLLDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${bindir} ${dlldir}`\"
+main_EXTRADEFS = -DDLLDIR=\"${libdir}/wine\" -DBIN_TO_DLLDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${bindir} ${libdir}/wine`\"
 
 wine_OBJS = main.o
 wine_DEPS = $(WINELOADER_DEPENDS)
diff --git a/tools/makedep.c b/tools/makedep.c
index 2b24c9584a3..cf22bc7bf07 100644
--- a/tools/makedep.c
+++ b/tools/makedep.c
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ static struct strarray get_removable_dirs( struct strarray files )
 static void output_uninstall_rules( struct makefile *make )
 {
     static const char *dirs_order[] =
-        { "$(includedir)", "$(mandir)", "$(datadir)", "$(dlldir)" };
+        { "$(includedir)", "$(mandir)", "$(datadir)" };
 
     struct strarray uninstall_dirs;
     unsigned int i, j;
@@ -3383,7 +3383,7 @@ static void output_fake_module( struct makefile *make, const char *spec_file )
     if (make->disabled[arch]) return;
 
     strarray_add( &make->all_targets[arch], name );
-    add_install_rule( make, make->module, arch, name, strmake( "d$(dlldir)/%s", name ));
+    add_install_rule( make, make->module, arch, name, strmake( "d$(libdir)/wine/%s", name ));
 
     output( "%s:", obj_dir_path( make, name ));
     if (spec_file) output_filename( spec_file );
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ static void output_module( struct makefile *make, unsigned int arch )
     strarray_add( &make->all_targets[link_arch], module_name );
     if (make->data_only)
         add_install_rule( make, make->module, link_arch, module_name,
-                          strmake( "d$(dlldir)/%s%s", arch_pe_dirs[arch], make->module ));
+                          strmake( "d$(libdir)/wine/%s%s", arch_pe_dirs[arch], make->module ));
     else
         add_install_rule( make, make->module, link_arch, module_name,
                           strmake( "%c%s%s%s", '0' + arch, arch_install_dirs[arch], make->module,
@@ -4554,7 +4554,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
     arch_dirs[0] = "";
     arch_pe_dirs[0] = strmake( "%s-windows/", archs.str[0] );
-    arch_install_dirs[0] = unix_lib_supported ? strmake( "$(dlldir)/%s-unix/", archs.str[0] ) : "$(dlldir)/";
+    arch_install_dirs[0] = unix_lib_supported ? strmake( "$(libdir)/wine/%s-unix/", archs.str[0] ) : "$(libdir)/wine/";
     strip_progs[0] = "\"$(STRIP)\"";
 
     for (arch = 1; arch < archs.count; arch++)
@@ -4564,7 +4564,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
         strarray_add( &target_flags[arch], target );
         arch_dirs[arch] = strmake( "%s-windows/", archs.str[arch] );
         arch_pe_dirs[arch] = arch_dirs[arch];
-        arch_install_dirs[arch] = strmake( "$(dlldir)/%s", arch_dirs[arch] );
+        arch_install_dirs[arch] = strmake( "$(libdir)/wine/%s", arch_dirs[arch] );
         strip_progs[arch] = strmake( "%s-strip", target );
         dll_ext[arch] = "";
     }
diff --git a/tools/widl/Makefile.in b/tools/widl/Makefile.in
index da6d843b2a8..fee965d49db 100644
--- a/tools/widl/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/widl/Makefile.in
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ SOURCES = \
 
 widl_EXTRADEFS = \
 	-DINCLUDEDIR="\"${includedir}\"" \
-	-DDLLDIR="\"${dlldir}\"" \
+	-DDLLDIR="\"${libdir}/wine\"" \
 	-DBIN_TO_INCLUDEDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${bindir} ${includedir}`\" \
-	-DBIN_TO_DLLDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${bindir} ${dlldir}`\"
+	-DBIN_TO_DLLDIR=\"`${MAKEDEP} -R ${bindir} ${libdir}/wine`\"
 
 INSTALL_DEV = $(PROGRAMS)