diff --git a/make/defs-dev.mk b/make/defs-dev.mk
index bd3b0d6e..f8ea87f7 100644
--- a/make/defs-dev.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dev.mk
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LIBGROUP         ?= $(EXEGROUP)
 LIBMODE          ?= $(EXEMODE)
 LIBDIROWNER      ?= $(EXEDIROWNER)
 LIBDIRGROUP      ?= $(EXEDIRGROUP)
-_LIBDIRMODE       ?= $(EXEDIRMODE)
+LIBDIRMODE       ?= $(EXEDIRMODE)
 MAKEOWNER        ?= $(HDROWNER)
 MAKEGROUP        ?= $(HDRGROUP)
 MAKEMODE         ?= $(HDRMODE)
diff --git a/make/defs-dist.mk b/make/defs-dist.mk
index 3a41f2f5..c80bcd47 100644
--- a/make/defs-dist.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dist.mk
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LIBGROUP         ?= $(EXEGROUP)
 LIBMODE          ?= $(EXEMODE)
 LIBDIROWNER      ?= $(EXEDIROWNER)
 LIBDIRGROUP      ?= $(EXEDIRGROUP)
-_LIBDIRMODE       ?= $(EXEDIRMODE)
+LIBDIRMODE       ?= $(EXEDIRMODE)
 MAKEOWNER        ?= $(HDROWNER)
 MAKEGROUP        ?= $(HDRGROUP)
 MAKEMODE         ?= $(HDRMODE)