diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 715d7aff40..bfe9fea3b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ define add-path
 ifneq ("$(wildcard $(1)/lib64)","")
   INCLUDE_FLAGS += -I$(1)/include -L$(1)/lib64
   CHPL_FLAGS    += -I$(1)/include -L$(1)/lib64 --ldflags="-Wl,-rpath,$(1)/lib64"
+else
+  INCLUDE_FLAGS += -I$(1)/include -L$(1)/lib
+  CHPL_FLAGS    += -I$(1)/include -L$(1)/lib --ldflags="-Wl,-rpath,$(1)/lib"
 endif
-INCLUDE_FLAGS += -I$(1)/include -L$(1)/lib
-CHPL_FLAGS    += -I$(1)/include -L$(1)/lib --ldflags="-Wl,-rpath,$(1)/lib"
 endef
 # Usage: $(eval $(call add-path,/home/user/anaconda3/envs/arkouda))
 #                               ^ no space after comma