diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f4d9e90..1012718 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ if test "x$ABI" != xstandard ; then
   if test "$libdir" = '${exec_prefix}/lib' ; then
     # Try setting a better default
     case "$host_cpu:$host_os:$ABI" in
+      *) ;; # $libdir is okay for vcpkg
       *:solaris*:32|*:sunos*:32)
 	libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
 	;;