diff --git a/smmapdfw/configure.ac b/smmapdfw/configure.ac
index 0730df9..b5f6a57 100644
--- a/smmapdfw/configure.ac
+++ b/smmapdfw/configure.ac
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(bdb-lib-dir,
                 yes)
                   ;;
                 *)
-                  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval"
+                  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval -rpath$withval"
                   ;;
             esac ]
 )