diff --git a/src/comms/qmp.nim b/src/comms/qmp.nim
index 5b9f5c7..6304c4b 100644
--- a/src/comms/qmp.nim
+++ b/src/comms/qmp.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ when existsEnv("QMPDIR"):
 else:
   const qmpDir {.strDefine.} = getHomeDir() & "lqcd/install/qmp"
 const qmpPassC = "-I" & qmpDir & "/include"
-const qmpPassL* = "-L" & qmpDir & "/lib -lqmp"
+const qmpPassL* = "-L" & qmpDir & "/lib -lqmp -Wl,-rpath=" & qmpDir & "/lib"
 static:
   echo "Using QMP: ", qmpDir
   echo "QMP compile flags: ", qmpPassC
diff --git a/src/quda/qudaWrapperImpl.nim b/src/quda/qudaWrapperImpl.nim
index 919d175..976eb8a 100644
--- a/src/quda/qudaWrapperImpl.nim
+++ b/src/quda/qudaWrapperImpl.nim
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ when nvhpcDir != "":
   {.passL: "-Wl,-rpath," & qudaDir & "/lib".}
 
 when cudaLibDir=="" and nvhpcDir=="":
-  {.passL: qudaDir & "/lib/libquda.a -lstdc++ ".}
+  {.passL: "-L" & qudaDir & "/lib -lquda -lstdc++ ".}
+  {.passL: "-Wl,-rpath," & qudaDir & "/lib".}
 
 const qmpDir {.strdefine.} = getEnv("QMPDIR")
 const qioDir {.strdefine.} = getEnv("QIODIR")