diff --git a/etc/astronaut.conf b/etc/astronaut.conf
index 2bf3837..791fc71 100644
--- a/etc/astronaut.conf
+++ b/etc/astronaut.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ dir_mandir='man'
 dir_docdir='doc'
 dir_infodir='info'
 
+export LDFLAGS="-L/$dir_prefix/$dir_libdir"
+
 options='!pulseaudio,!gtk3'
 package_options() {
     case "$1" in