diff --git a/libgo/Makefile.am b/libgo/Makefile.am
index 300d16bf263..2e874df00b7 100644
--- a/libgo/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgo/Makefile.am
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ STAMP = echo timestamp >
 
 toolexecdir = $(glibgo_toolexecdir)
 toolexeclibdir = $(glibgo_toolexeclibdir)
+toolexeclibgodir = $(nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir)/go/$(gcc_version)/$(target_alias)
 
 LIBFFI = @LIBFFI@
 LIBFFIINCS = @LIBFFIINCS@
@@ -97,8 +98,6 @@ FLAGS_TO_PASS = $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 toolexeclib_LTLIBRARIES = libgo.la
 toolexeclib_LIBRARIES = libgobegin.a
 
-toolexeclibgodir = $(toolexeclibdir)/go/$(gcc_version)/$(target_alias)
-
 toolexeclibgo_DATA = \
 	bufio.gox \
 	bytes.gox \
diff --git a/libgo/Makefile.in b/libgo/Makefile.in
index 797cccac212..50195cc458a 100644
--- a/libgo/Makefile.in
+++ b/libgo/Makefile.in
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ dvidir = @dvidir@
 enable_shared = @enable_shared@
 enable_static = @enable_static@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
-glibgo_prefixdir = @glibgo_prefixdir@
 glibgo_toolexecdir = @glibgo_toolexecdir@
 glibgo_toolexeclibdir = @glibgo_toolexeclibdir@
 go_include = @go_include@
@@ -472,6 +471,7 @@ localstatedir = @localstatedir@
 mandir = @mandir@
 mkdir_p = @mkdir_p@
 multi_basedir = @multi_basedir@
+nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir = @nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir@
 oldincludedir = @oldincludedir@
 pdfdir = @pdfdir@
 prefix = @prefix@
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ PWD_COMMAND = $${PWDCMD-pwd}
 STAMP = echo timestamp >
 toolexecdir = $(glibgo_toolexecdir)
 toolexeclibdir = $(glibgo_toolexeclibdir)
+toolexeclibgodir = $(nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir)/go/$(gcc_version)/$(target_alias)
 WARN_CFLAGS = $(WARN_FLAGS) $(WERROR)
 
 # -I/-D flags to pass when compiling.
@@ -564,7 +565,6 @@ AM_MAKEFLAGS = \
 FLAGS_TO_PASS = $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 toolexeclib_LTLIBRARIES = libgo.la
 toolexeclib_LIBRARIES = libgobegin.a
-toolexeclibgodir = $(toolexeclibdir)/go/$(gcc_version)/$(target_alias)
 toolexeclibgo_DATA = \
 	bufio.gox \
 	bytes.gox \
diff --git a/libgo/configure b/libgo/configure
index 1ce89d22360..9bbdfe92985 100755
--- a/libgo/configure
+++ b/libgo/configure
@@ -671,9 +671,9 @@ LIBGO_IS_DARWIN_TRUE
 go_include
 LIBFFIINCS
 LIBFFI
+nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir
 glibgo_toolexeclibdir
 glibgo_toolexecdir
-glibgo_prefixdir
 WERROR
 WARN_FLAGS
 CC_FOR_BUILD
@@ -13391,7 +13391,6 @@ WERROR="-Werror"
 
 glibgo_toolexecdir=no
 glibgo_toolexeclibdir=no
-glibgo_prefixdir=$prefix
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs... " >&6; }
@@ -13417,20 +13416,23 @@ fi
 
 # Calculate glibgo_toolexecdir, glibgo_toolexeclibdir
 # Install a library built with a cross compiler in tooldir, not libdir.
+if test -n "$with_cross_host" &&
+   test x"$with_cross_host" != x"no"; then
+  nover_glibgo_toolexecdir='${exec_prefix}/${host_alias}'
+  nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${toolexecdir}/lib'
+else
+  nover_glibgo_toolexecdir='${libdir}/gcc/${host_alias}'
+  nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${libdir}'
+fi
+multi_os_directory=`$CC -print-multi-os-directory`
+case $multi_os_directory in
+  .) ;; # Avoid trailing /.
+  *) nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir=${nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir}/${multi_os_directory} ;;
+esac
+
 if test x"$glibgo_toolexecdir" = x"no"; then
-  if test -n "$with_cross_host" &&
-     test x"$with_cross_host" != x"no"; then
-    glibgo_toolexecdir='${exec_prefix}/${host_alias}'
-    glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${toolexecdir}/lib'
-  else
-    glibgo_toolexecdir='${libdir}/gcc/${host_alias}'
-    glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${libdir}'
-  fi
-  multi_os_directory=`$CC -print-multi-os-directory`
-  case $multi_os_directory in
-    .) ;; # Avoid trailing /.
-    *) glibgo_toolexeclibdir=$glibgo_toolexeclibdir/$multi_os_directory ;;
-  esac
+  glibgo_toolexecdir="${nover_glibgo_toolexecdir}"
+  glibgo_toolexeclibdir="${nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir}"
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/libgo/configure.ac b/libgo/configure.ac
index c3c1f5e9452..249918b15d0 100644
--- a/libgo/configure.ac
+++ b/libgo/configure.ac
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ AC_SUBST(WERROR)
 
 glibgo_toolexecdir=no
 glibgo_toolexeclibdir=no
-glibgo_prefixdir=$prefix
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([version-specific-runtime-libs],
@@ -80,25 +79,28 @@ fi
 
 # Calculate glibgo_toolexecdir, glibgo_toolexeclibdir
 # Install a library built with a cross compiler in tooldir, not libdir.
+if test -n "$with_cross_host" &&
+   test x"$with_cross_host" != x"no"; then
+  nover_glibgo_toolexecdir='${exec_prefix}/${host_alias}'
+  nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${toolexecdir}/lib'
+else
+  nover_glibgo_toolexecdir='${libdir}/gcc/${host_alias}'
+  nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${libdir}'
+fi
+multi_os_directory=`$CC -print-multi-os-directory`
+case $multi_os_directory in
+  .) ;; # Avoid trailing /.
+  *) nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir=${nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir}/${multi_os_directory} ;;
+esac
+
 if test x"$glibgo_toolexecdir" = x"no"; then
-  if test -n "$with_cross_host" &&
-     test x"$with_cross_host" != x"no"; then
-    glibgo_toolexecdir='${exec_prefix}/${host_alias}'
-    glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${toolexecdir}/lib'
-  else
-    glibgo_toolexecdir='${libdir}/gcc/${host_alias}'
-    glibgo_toolexeclibdir='${libdir}'
-  fi
-  multi_os_directory=`$CC -print-multi-os-directory`
-  case $multi_os_directory in
-    .) ;; # Avoid trailing /.
-    *) glibgo_toolexeclibdir=$glibgo_toolexeclibdir/$multi_os_directory ;;
-  esac
+  glibgo_toolexecdir="${nover_glibgo_toolexecdir}"
+  glibgo_toolexeclibdir="${nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir}"
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(glibgo_prefixdir)
 AC_SUBST(glibgo_toolexecdir)
 AC_SUBST(glibgo_toolexeclibdir)
+AC_SUBST(nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir)
 
 # See if the user wants to configure without libffi.  Some
 # architectures don't support it.  FIXME: We should set a default
diff --git a/libgo/testsuite/Makefile.in b/libgo/testsuite/Makefile.in
index e9269d94863..4628fdd919b 100644
--- a/libgo/testsuite/Makefile.in
+++ b/libgo/testsuite/Makefile.in
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ dvidir = @dvidir@
 enable_shared = @enable_shared@
 enable_static = @enable_static@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
-glibgo_prefixdir = @glibgo_prefixdir@
 glibgo_toolexecdir = @glibgo_toolexecdir@
 glibgo_toolexeclibdir = @glibgo_toolexeclibdir@
 go_include = @go_include@
@@ -188,6 +187,7 @@ localstatedir = @localstatedir@
 mandir = @mandir@
 mkdir_p = @mkdir_p@
 multi_basedir = @multi_basedir@
+nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir = @nover_glibgo_toolexeclibdir@
 oldincludedir = @oldincludedir@
 pdfdir = @pdfdir@
 prefix = @prefix@