diff --git i/config/baseconfig.mk w/config/baseconfig.mk
index e204533ac9b66b88..27ae154ce265ca2b 100644
--- i/config/baseconfig.mk
+++ w/config/baseconfig.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # whether a normal build is happening or whether the check is running.
 includedir := $(includedir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
 idldir = $(datadir)/idl/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
-installdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
+installdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)
 sdkdir = $(libdir)/$(MOZ_APP_NAME)-devel-$(MOZ_APP_VERSION)
 ifeq (.,$(DEPTH))
 DIST = dist