diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d4d75c9b7..04e21bb305 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $(filter %-softmmu,$(SUBDIR_RULES)): libqemu_common.a
 $(filter %-user,$(SUBDIR_RULES)): libuser.a
 
 libuser.a:
-	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) -C libuser V="$(V)" TARGET_DIR="$*/" all,)
+	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) -C libuser V="$(V)" TARGET_DIR="libuser/" all,)
 
 ROMSUBDIR_RULES=$(patsubst %,romsubdir-%, $(ROMS))
 romsubdir-%: