diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog b/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
index 840d5442..bc7c563a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-02-22  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Only install the libs in $(LIBGTOP_BACKEND_DIR)
+	when we LIBGTOP_USE_GMODULE and in $(libdir) otherwise.
+
 2000-02-06  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* ppp.c: Make this work with multiple ISDN devices.
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am b/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am
index 87059b8e..ab54e429 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ dynamic_ldflags			= @libgtop_dynamic_ldflags@
 
 backenddir			= @LIBGTOP_BACKEND_DIR@
 
-backend_LTLIBRARIES		= libgtop_sysdeps.la
+if LIBGTOP_USE_GMODULE
+backendlibdir	= $(backenddir)
+else
+backendlibdir	= $(libdir)
+endif
+
+backendlib_LTLIBRARIES		= libgtop_sysdeps.la
 
 libgtop_sysdeps_la_SOURCES	= open.c close.c cpu.c mem.c swap.c \
 				  uptime.c loadavg.c shm_limits.c msg_limits.c \