diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 4b790c4cce..9a9e770095 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X264),yes)
 OBJS+= x264.o
-EXTRALIBS += -L$(X264_DIR) -lx264
+EXTRALIBS += -lx264
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PP),yes)