diff --git a/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.2.25.recipe b/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.2.25.recipe
index fecffa799..44ad7334d 100644
--- a/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.2.25.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.2.25.recipe
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ PROVIDES_devel="
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	xapian$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
 	"
-if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$prefix"/bin ]; then
+if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" = "$binDir" ]; then
 CONFLICTS_devel="
 	xapian_devel
 	"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ INSTALL()
 
 	rm -f "$libDir"/libxapian.la
 
-	if [ -n "secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
 		mkdir -p "$binDir"
 		mv "$commandBinDir"/xapian-config "$binDir"
 	fi
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ INSTALL()
 		"$developDir" \
 		"$dataDir"
 
-	if [ -n "secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
 		rmdir "$binDir"
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.4.5.recipe b/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.4.5.recipe
index 7c19a9563..f8fffb7e5 100644
--- a/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.4.5.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/xapian/xapian-1.4.5.recipe
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ PROVIDES_devel="
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	xapian$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
 	"
-if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$prefix"/bin ]; then
+if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" = "$binDir" ]; then
 CONFLICTS_devel="
 	xapian_devel
 	"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ INSTALL()
 
 	rm -f "$libDir"/libxapian.la
 
-	if [ -n "secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
 		mkdir -p "$binDir"
 		mv "$commandBinDir"/xapian-config "$binDir"
 	fi
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ INSTALL()
 		"$developDir" \
 		"$dataDir"
 
-	if [ -n "secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$secondaryArchSuffix" -a "$commandBinDir" != "$binDir" ]; then
 		rmdir "$binDir"
 	fi
 }