diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 228659f319..726966a472 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ HOST_STRIP=strip
 HOST_CPPFLAGS=""
 HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -pipe -I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include"
 HOST_CXXFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS"
-HOST_LDFLAGS="-L$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
+HOST_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib -L$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
 HOST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH=""
 HOST_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig:$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/pkgconfig"
 HOST_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=""