diff --git a/libbpf-tools/Makefile b/libbpf-tools/Makefile
index 307b452a6f2b..faa26139f437 100644
--- a/libbpf-tools/Makefile
+++ b/libbpf-tools/Makefile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)/%.bpf.o: %.bpf.c $(LIBBPF_OBJ) $(wildcard %.h) $(ARCH)/vmlinux.h | $(O
 $(LIBBPF_OBJ): $(wildcard $(LIBBPF_SRC)/*.[ch]) | $(OUTPUT)/libbpf
 	$(call msg,LIB,$@)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) BUILD_STATIC_ONLY=1		      \
-		    OBJDIR=$(dir $@)/libbpf DESTDIR=$(dir $@)		      \
+		    OBJDIR=$(dir $@)libbpf DESTDIR=$(dir $@)		      \
 		    INCLUDEDIR= LIBDIR= UAPIDIR=			      \
 		    install