diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index aac9351..a50490e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ M_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSTEM_LIBINIPARSER=@SYSTEM_LIBINIPARSER@
 bin_PROGRAMS = cava
 cava_SOURCES = cava.c
 cava_LDADD = -liniparser
+cava_LDFLAGS = -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,-rpath /usr/local/lib
 cava_CPPFLAGS = -DPACKAGE=\"$(PACKAGE)\" -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" \
            -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D _POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L
 cava_CFLAGS = -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-result -Wno-maybe-uninitialized