diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 047990c3..c05ed593 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -483,9 +483,9 @@ ifeq (${WIN32},)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
         endif
       endif
     endif
-    ifeq (,$(LIBSOEXT))
-      LIBSOEXT = $(LIBEXT)
-    endif
+    ifeq (,$(LIBSOEXT))
+      LIBSOEXT = $(LIBEXT)
+    endif
     ifeq (,$(filter /lib/,$(LIBPATH)))
       ifeq (existlib,$(shell if $(TEST) -d /lib/; then echo existlib; fi))
         LIBPATH += /lib/