diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
index cd0225a312b4..6c02f401069e 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ LANGUAGES = 			de fr it cs pt ka
 bindir ?=	/usr/bin
 sbindir ?=	/usr/sbin
 mandir ?=	/usr/man
+libdir ?=	/usr/lib
 includedir ?=	/usr/include
 localedir ?=	/usr/share/locale
 docdir ?=       /usr/share/doc/packages/cpupower
@@ -94,15 +95,6 @@ RANLIB = $(CROSS)ranlib
 HOSTCC = gcc
 MKDIR = mkdir
 
-# 64bit library detection
-include ../../scripts/Makefile.arch
-
-ifeq ($(IS_64_BIT), 1)
-libdir ?=	/usr/lib64
-else
-libdir ?=	/usr/lib
-endif
-
 # Now we set up the build system
 #
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
index a4b902f9e1c4..34e5894476eb 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),0)
+$(error This Makefile is not intended to be run standalone, but only as a part \
+of the  main one in the parent dir)
+endif
+
 OUTPUT := ./
 ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
 ifneq ($(O),)