diff --git a/ndn-cxx/debian/rules b/ndn-cxx/debian/rules
index d879ec1..b5e24b6 100755
--- a/ndn-cxx/debian/rules
+++ b/ndn-cxx/debian/rules
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 LDFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS)
 CXXFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CXXFLAGS)
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
+LIBDIR := /usr/lib/$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --parallel
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	./waf configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --disable-static --enable-shared
+	./waf configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir="$(LIBDIR)" --localstatedir=/var --disable-static --enable-shared --boost-libs="$(LIBDIR)"
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	./waf build