diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index 58cb3d46c5..ccaa4c2a98 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ GLIBC_LIBS_LIB += libthread_db.so.*
 endif
 
 define GLIBC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	for libs in $(GLIBC_LIBS_LIB); do \
-		$(call copy_toolchain_lib_root,$$libs) ; \
+	for libpattern in $(GLIBC_LIBS_LIB); do \
+		$(call copy_toolchain_lib_root,$$libpattern) ; \
 	done
 endef
 
diff --git a/toolchain/helpers.mk b/toolchain/helpers.mk
index 0ec9da42f2..e83bf272e7 100644
--- a/toolchain/helpers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/helpers.mk
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 # toolchain logic, and the glibc package, so care must be taken when
 # changing this function.
 #
-# $1: library name
+# $1: library name pattern (can include glob wildcards)
 #
 copy_toolchain_lib_root = \
-	LIB="$(strip $1)"; \
+	LIBPATTERN="$(strip $1)"; \
 \
-	LIBPATHS=`find $(STAGING_DIR)/ -name "$${LIB}" 2>/dev/null` ; \
+	LIBPATHS=`find $(STAGING_DIR)/ -name "$${LIBPATTERN}" 2>/dev/null` ; \
 	for LIBPATH in $${LIBPATHS} ; do \
 		DESTDIR=`echo $${LIBPATH} | sed "s,^$(STAGING_DIR)/,," | xargs dirname` ; \
 		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}; \
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/pkg-toolchain-external.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-external/pkg-toolchain-external.mk
index a4d010a93c..9670350dc0 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/pkg-toolchain-external.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/pkg-toolchain-external.mk
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ endef
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),)
 define TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_TARGET_LIBS
 	$(Q)$(call MESSAGE,"Copying external toolchain libraries to target...")
-	$(Q)for libs in $(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LIBS); do \
-		$(call copy_toolchain_lib_root,$$libs); \
+	$(Q)for libpattern in $(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LIBS); do \
+		$(call copy_toolchain_lib_root,$$libpattern); \
 	done
 endef
 endif