diff --git a/signature/Makefile b/signature/Makefile
index 840a875c..91803d08 100644
--- a/signature/Makefile
+++ b/signature/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CC=gcc
 CFLAGS=-Wall
-LIBS= -lwolfssl
+WOLFSSL_INSTALL_DIR = /usr/local
+LIBS= -L$(WOLFSSL_INSTALL_DIR)/lib -lwolfssl
 
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diff --git a/signature/sigtest/Makefile b/signature/sigtest/Makefile
index a97f8862..25a58989 100644
--- a/signature/sigtest/Makefile
+++ b/signature/sigtest/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ OPENSSL_DIR=/usr/local/opt
 OPENSSL_FLAGS=-I$(OPENSSL_DIR)/openssl/include
 WOLFSSL_FLAGS=
 OPENSSL_LIB=-L$(OPENSSL_DIR)/openssl/lib -lcrypto -lssl
-WOLFSSL_LIB=-lwolfssl
+WOLFSSL_INSTALL_DIR = /usr/local
+WOLFSSL_LIB= -L$(WOLFSSL_INSTALL_DIR)/lib -lwolfssl
 
 all:wolfsigtest opensigtest eccsiglentest