diff --git a/sci-chemistry/openbabel/openbabel-3.1.1.recipe b/sci-chemistry/openbabel/openbabel-3.1.1.recipe
index 52eb21a15..733deafcf 100644
--- a/sci-chemistry/openbabel/openbabel-3.1.1.recipe
+++ b/sci-chemistry/openbabel/openbabel-3.1.1.recipe
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ BUILD()
 	cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
 		$cmakeDirArgs \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=$commandBinDir \
-		-DLIB_SUFFIX="$secondaryArchSuffix" \
+		-DLIB_SUFFIX="$secondaryArchSubDir" \
 		-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
 		-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=YES \
 		-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \