diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index a35615318c8..68c2dfe9587 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -40,4 +40,10 @@ post_install()
 	# Remove info file that conflicts with autoconf.
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info/standards.info
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib64
+
+	# Fix for multilib builds.
+	if [ -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib32 ]; then
+		mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib32/* ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib || return 1
+		rmdir ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib32
+	fi
 }