diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php_5.5.20.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php_5.5.20.bb
index 1c0557fa83..cfda14b8b9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php_5.5.20.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php_5.5.20.bb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-mbstring \
                 --enable-wddx \
                 --enable-fpm \
                 --enable-zip \
+                --with-libdir=${baselib} \
                 --with-gettext=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.. \
                 --with-zlib=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.. \
                 --with-iconv=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.. \