diff --git a/fips-1.0/fipsld b/fips-1.0/fipsld
index dbc2ab100b..e8a8e1f245 100755
--- a/fips-1.0/fipsld
+++ b/fips-1.0/fipsld
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ THERE="`echo $0 | sed -e 's|[^/]*$||'`"..
 
 # If set, FIPSLIBDIR is location of installed validated FIPS module
 if [ -n "${FIPSLIBDIR}" ]; then
-	CANISTER_O="${FIPSLIBDIR}"
+	CANISTER_O="${FIPSLIBDIR}/fipscanister.o"
 elif [ -f "${THERE}/fips-1.0/fipscanister.o" ]; then
 	CANISTER_O="${THERE}/fips-1.0/fipscanister.o"
 elif [ -f "${THERE}/lib/fipscanister.o" ]; then