diff --git a/vice/configure.ac b/vice/configure.ac

index 6b74e07..6b18ddf 100644

--- a/vice/configure.ac

+++ b/vice/configure.ac

@@ -3634,13 +3634,8 @@ case "$host_os" in

     AM_CONDITIONAL(ALTERNATE_DOCDIR, true)

     ;;

   linux*)

-    if test x"$host_cpu" = "xx86_64"; then

-      VICEDIR="$PREFIX/lib64/vice"

-      AM_CONDITIONAL(ALTERNATE_DOCDIR, false)

-    else

-      VICEDIR="$PREFIX/lib/vice"

-      AM_CONDITIONAL(ALTERNATE_DOCDIR, false)

-    fi

+    VICEDIR="$PREFIX/lib/vice"

+    AM_CONDITIONAL(ALTERNATE_DOCDIR, false)

     ;;

   *)

     VICEDIR="$PREFIX/lib/vice"