diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index dc5c5187..bd733838 100755
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ else
 ifeq ($(HAS_SOLIB_VERSION),1)
 	-$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_COMPAT_SUFFIX)
 	-$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libcryptopp.so
-	$(LDCONF) $(PREFIX)/lib
+	$(LDCONF) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ libcryptopp.a: public_service | $(LIBOBJS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(LIBOBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
+.PHONY: libcryptopp.so
+libcryptopp.so: libcryptopp$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+
 libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX): public_service | $(LIBOBJS)
 	$(CXX) -shared $(SOLIB_FLAGS) -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $(GOLD_OPTION) $(LIBOBJS) $(LDLIBS)
 ifeq ($(HAS_SOLIB_VERSION),1)