diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
index aee7c346cda..eea51531ee6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ make_system_dirs()
 
 	if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then
 		ln -sf usr/lib lib64
-		cd usr && ln -sf lib lib64
+		cd usr && ln -sf lib lib64 && cd ..
 	fi
 
 	install -dm1777 tmp
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
index 90af547f3d4..e62ed219de3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'base-directories'
 pkgname=base-directories
-version=0.18
+version=0.19
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 bootstrap=yes