--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -17,20 +17,10 @@
 
 @SET_MAKE@
 
-# Allow environment to override any built-in default value for CC.
-# If there is a built-in default, CC is NOT set to @CC@ here.
-CC ?= @CC@
-
-# If $(CC) holds the usual built-in default value of 'cc' then replace it with
-# the configured value.
-# (To avoid this and force the use of 'cc' from the environment, supply its
-# full path.)
-ifeq ($(CC), cc)
-  CC = @CC@
-endif
-
+CC = @CC@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
+INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL@ -m 644
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
 LCOV = @LCOV@
@@ -91,8 +81,7 @@
 ocf_scriptdir = $(DESTDIR)@OCFDIR@
 pyexecdir = $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)
 
-USRLIB_RELPATH = $(shell echo $(abspath $(usrlibdir) $(libdir)) | \
-  $(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/scripts/relpath.awk)
+USRLIB_RELPATH = @libdir@/
 
 SYSTEMD_GENERATOR_DIR = @systemdutildir@/system-generators
 DEFAULT_SYS_DIR = @DEFAULT_SYS_DIR@
@@ -119,22 +108,14 @@
 endif
 
 # Handle installation of files
-ifeq ("@WRITE_INSTALL@", "yes")
-# leaving defaults
-M_INSTALL_SCRIPT =
-M_INSTALL_DATA = -m 644
-else
-M_INSTALL_PROGRAM = -m 555
-M_INSTALL_DATA = -m 444
-endif
-INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL) $(M_INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(STRIP)
-INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -p $(M_INSTALL_DATA)
-INSTALL_WDATA = $(INSTALL) -p -m 644
+INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL)
+INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
+INSTALL_WDATA = $(INSTALL_DATA)
 
 INSTALL_DIR = $(INSTALL) -m 755 -d
 INSTALL_ROOT_DIR = $(INSTALL) -m 700 -d
 INSTALL_ROOT_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 600
-INSTALL_SCRIPT = $(INSTALL) -p $(M_INSTALL_PROGRAM)
+INSTALL_SCRIPT = $(INSTALL_PROGRAM)
 
 .SUFFIXES: .c .d .o .so .a .po .pot .mo .dylib
 
@@ -389,17 +370,14 @@
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(usrlibdir)
 	$(LN_S) -f $(USRLIB_RELPATH)$(<F).$(LIB_VERSION) $(usrlibdir)/$(<F)
 
-# FIXME: plugins are installed to subdirs 
-#        and for compatibility links in libdir are created
-#        when the code is fixed links could be removed.
+install_dm_lib: $(LIB_SHARED)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -D $< $(libdir)/device-mapper/$(<F).$(LIB_VERSION)
+
 install_dm_plugin: $(LIB_SHARED)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -D $< $(libdir)/device-mapper/$(<F)
-	$(LN_S) -f device-mapper/$(<F) $(libdir)/$(<F)
 
 install_lvm2_plugin: $(LIB_SHARED)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -D $< $(libdir)/lvm2/$(<F)
-	$(LN_S) -f lvm2/$(<F) $(libdir)/$(<F)
-	$(LN_S) -f $(<F) $(libdir)/$(<F).$(LIB_VERSION)
 endif
 
 $(LIB_STATIC): $(OBJECTS)
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/Makefile.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2
-CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2
+CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2 -Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN'
 
 SOURCES = dmeventd_mirror.c
 
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/raid/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/raid/Makefile.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
 
+CLDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN'
 LIBS += -ldevmapper-event-lvm2 -ldevmapper
 
 install_lvm2: install_dm_plugin
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/snapshot/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/snapshot/Makefile.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2
-CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2
+CLDFLAGS += -L$(top_builddir)/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2 -Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN'
 
 SOURCES = dmeventd_snapshot.c
 
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/thin/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/thin/Makefile.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
 
+CLDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN'
 LIBS += -ldevmapper-event-lvm2 -ldevmapper
 
 install_lvm2: install_dm_plugin
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2/Makefile.in
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 
 LIBS += @LVM2CMD_LIB@ -ldevmapper $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 
-install_lvm2: install_lib_shared
+install_lvm2: install_dm_lib
 
 install: install_lvm2