--- as/driver.c
+++ as/driver.c
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@
 	/*
 	 * If this assembler exist try to run it else print an error message.
 	 */
+#ifndef ASLIBEXECDIR
 	as = makestr(prefix, LIB, arch_name, AS, NULL);
+#else
+	as = makestr(ASLIBEXECDIR, arch_name, AS, NULL);
+#endif
 	if(access(as, F_OK) == 0){
 	    argv[0] = as;
 	    if(execute(argv, verbose))
@@ -238,6 +242,9 @@
 	    else
 		exit(1);
 	}
+#ifdef ASLIBEXECDIR
+    as_local = "";
+#else
 	as_local = makestr(prefix, LOCALLIB, arch_name, AS, NULL);
 	if(access(as_local, F_OK) == 0){
 	    argv[0] = as_local;
@@ -246,10 +253,12 @@
 	    else
 		exit(1);
 	}
+#endif
 	printf("%s: assembler (%s or %s) for architecture %s not installed\n",
 	       progname, as, as_local, arch_name);
 	arch_flags = get_arch_flags();
 	count = 0;
+#ifndef ASLIBEXECDIR
 	for(i = 0; arch_flags[i].name != NULL; i++){
 	    as = makestr(prefix, LIB, arch_flags[i].name, AS, NULL);
 	    if(access(as, F_OK) == 0){
@@ -270,6 +279,7 @@
 		}
 	    }
 	}
+#endif
 	if(count == 0)
 	    printf("%s: no assemblers installed\n", progname);
 	exit(1);