diff --git a/stub_steam/wscript b/stub_steam/wscript
index 9da87661..a11b2df7 100755
--- a/stub_steam/wscript
+++ b/stub_steam/wscript
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def build(bld):
 
 	libs = []
 
+	install_path = None if bld.env.BUILD_SDK else bld.env.LIBDIR
+
 	bld.shlib(
 		source   = source,
 		target   = PROJECT_NAME,
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ def build(bld):
 		features = 'c cxx',
 		includes = includes,
 		defines  = defines,
-		install_path = bld.env.LIBDIR,
+		install_path = install_path,
 		use      = libs,
 		subsystem = bld.env.MSVC_SUBSYSTEM,
 		idx      = bld.get_taskgen_count()
diff --git a/tier0/wscript b/tier0/wscript
index b02c60bf..04a814b3 100755
--- a/tier0/wscript
+++ b/tier0/wscript
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def build(bld):
 	else:
 		libs = ['DL', 'M', 'LOG']
 
-	install_path = bld.env.LIBDIR
+	install_path = None if bld.env.BUILD_SDK else bld.env.LIBDIR
 
 	bld.shlib(
 		source   = source,
diff --git a/vstdlib/wscript b/vstdlib/wscript
index f989fa18..90f1fc07 100755
--- a/vstdlib/wscript
+++ b/vstdlib/wscript
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def build(bld):
 	elif bld.env.DEST_OS == 'darwin':
 		linkflags += ['-framework', 'CoreServices']
 
-	install_path = bld.env.LIBDIR
+	install_path = None if bld.env.BUILD_SDK else bld.env.LIBDIR
 
 	bld.shlib(
 		source   = source,