diff --git a/accessibility/xdotool/xdotool.SlackBuild b/accessibility/xdotool/xdotool.SlackBuild
index e8d36de5f6..3625f5e739 100644
--- a/accessibility/xdotool/xdotool.SlackBuild
+++ b/accessibility/xdotool/xdotool.SlackBuild
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 # Licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/ for details.
 
+# 20170618 bkw:
+# - stop running ldconfig during 'make install'. this is really just me being
+#   nitpicky, but build scripts should never affect anything outside of $TMP.
+
 # 20170301 bkw:
 # - get rid of support for v$VERSION.tar.gz
 # - use correct WTFPL link
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ find -L . \
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX
 make WARNFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" PREFIX=/usr INSTALLLIB=/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX
 strip $PRGNAM libxdo.so
-make install PREFIX=$PKG/usr INSTALLLIB=$PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX
+make install PREFIX=$PKG/usr INSTALLLIB=$PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX LDCONFIG=true
 make $PRGNAM.html
 
 gzip -9 $PKG/usr/man/man1/$PRGNAM.1