diff --git a/devito/arch/compiler.py b/devito/arch/compiler.py
index 33186ead9c..cc5c0bc85d 100644
--- a/devito/arch/compiler.py
+++ b/devito/arch/compiler.py
@@ -398,8 +398,12 @@ def __getstate__(self):
     def add_include_dirs(self, dirs):
         self.include_dirs = filter_ordered(self.include_dirs + as_list(dirs))
 
-    def add_library_dirs(self, dirs):
+    def add_library_dirs(self, dirs, rpath=False):
         self.library_dirs = filter_ordered(self.library_dirs + as_list(dirs))
+        if rpath:
+            # Add rpath flag to embed library dir
+            for d in as_list(dirs):
+                self.ldflags.append('-Wl,-rpath,%s' % d)
 
     def add_libraries(self, libs):
         self.libraries = filter_ordered(self.libraries + as_list(libs))
diff --git a/devito/passes/iet/engine.py b/devito/passes/iet/engine.py
index 7e95a99220..7221e985d5 100644
--- a/devito/passes/iet/engine.py
+++ b/devito/passes/iet/engine.py
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ def apply(self, func, **kwargs):
                 compiler = kwargs['compiler']
                 compiler.add_include_dirs(as_tuple(metadata.get('include_dirs')))
                 compiler.add_libraries(as_tuple(metadata.get('libs')))
-                compiler.add_library_dirs(as_tuple(metadata.get('lib_dirs')))
+                compiler.add_library_dirs(as_tuple(metadata.get('lib_dirs')),
+                                          rpath=metadata.get('rpath', False))
             except KeyError:
                 pass