diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8ade884..fda9b96f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -317,32 +317,12 @@ endif
 # SETUP AND BUILD -- LINUX
 #############################################################################
 
-## Defaults
-LIB=lib
-
 INSTALL=install
 MKDIR=mkdir
 EXTRA_FILES=
 CLIENT_EXTRA_FILES=
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring "$(PLATFORM)", "linux" "gnu_kfreebsd" "kfreebsd-gnu" "gnu"))
-
-  ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
-    LIB=lib64
-  else
-  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
-    LIB=lib64
-  else
-  ifeq ($(ARCH),s390x)
-    LIB=lib64
-  else
-  ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
-    LIB=lib64
-  endif
-  endif
-  endif
-  endif
-
   BASE_CFLAGS = -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -Wimplicit -Wstrict-prototypes \
     -pipe -DUSE_ICON
   CLIENT_CFLAGS += $(SDL_CFLAGS)
@@ -824,6 +804,7 @@ else # ifeq netbsd
 #############################################################################
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),irix64)
+  LIB=lib
 
   ARCH=mips