diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index f7bef0b2d9..cbc73735fe 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ endif(USE_TF_PYTHON_LIBS)
 # find tensorflow, I need tf abi info
 if(NOT DEEPMD_C_ROOT)
   find_package(tensorflow REQUIRED)
+  list(APPEND BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH ${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH})
+  list(APPEND BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIRS ${TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif()
 
 # find threads
@@ -233,7 +235,9 @@ if(DEEPMD_C_ROOT)
   # use variable for TF path to set deepmd_c path
   set(TENSORFLOW_ROOT "${DEEPMD_C_ROOT}")
   set(TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH "${DEEPMD_C_ROOT}/lib")
+  set(BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH "${DEEPMD_C_ROOT}/lib")
   set(TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS "${DEEPMD_C_ROOT}/include")
+  set(BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIRS "${DEEPMD_C_ROOT}/include")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DEEPMD_C_ROOT)
diff --git a/source/api_c/CMakeLists.txt b/source/api_c/CMakeLists.txt
index f6e741105a..f0b36a62d7 100644
--- a/source/api_c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/api_c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ target_include_directories(
   ${libname} PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
                     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
 
-set_target_properties(
-  ${libname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+set_target_properties(${libname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH
+                                            "$ORIGIN;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 if(CMAKE_TESTING_ENABLED)
   target_link_libraries(${libname} PRIVATE coverage_config)
 endif()
diff --git a/source/api_c/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/source/api_c/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d4233a83e8..1b035b1a6c 100644
--- a/source/api_c/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/api_c/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(deepmd_api_c_test)
 file(GLOB TEST_SRC test_*.cc)
 
 set_target_properties(
-  ${LIB_DEEPMD_C} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+  ${LIB_DEEPMD_C} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 
 add_executable(runUnitTests_c ${TEST_SRC})
 target_link_libraries(runUnitTests_c PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${LIB_DEEPMD_C}
diff --git a/source/api_cc/CMakeLists.txt b/source/api_cc/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f296e3dfd..15d3844b36 100644
--- a/source/api_cc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/api_cc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ if(Protobuf_LIBRARY)
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(
-  ${libname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}"
-                        BUILD_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../op")
+  ${libname}
+  PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+             INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE
+             BUILD_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../op")
 target_compile_definitions(${libname} PRIVATE TF_PRIVATE)
 if(CMAKE_TESTING_ENABLED)
   target_link_libraries(${libname} PRIVATE coverage_config)
diff --git a/source/gmx/CMakeLists.txt b/source/gmx/CMakeLists.txt
index d445479d39..8fde1e6ab8 100644
--- a/source/gmx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/gmx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ target_include_directories(${libgmxname}
                            PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../3rdparty/)
 
 set_target_properties(
-  ${libgmxname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+  ${libgmxname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 
 install(
   FILES dp_gmx_patch
diff --git a/source/ipi/CMakeLists.txt b/source/ipi/CMakeLists.txt
index 158f98aea5..2b23a63c76 100644
--- a/source/ipi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/ipi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ if(APPLE)
     ${ipiname}
     PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "${extra_link_flags}"
                INSTALL_RPATH
-               "@loader_path/../${LIB_DIR}:${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+               "@loader_path/../${LIB_DIR};${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 else()
   set_target_properties(
     ${ipiname}
     PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS
                "-Wl,-rpath,'$ORIGIN'/../${LIB_DIR} ${extra_link_flags}"
-               INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../${LIB_DIR}:${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+               INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../${LIB_DIR};${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_TESTING_ENABLED)
diff --git a/source/lmp/env.sh.in b/source/lmp/env.sh.in
index 8c3a7aedc1..55b90be886 100644
--- a/source/lmp/env.sh.in
+++ b/source/lmp/env.sh.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEEPMD_ROOT=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@TensorFlow_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
-TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH@"
+TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
+TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH@"
 
 TF_INCLUDE_DIRS=`echo $TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS | sed "s/;/ -I/g"`
 TF_LIBRARY_PATH=`echo $TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH | sed "s/;/ -L/g"`
diff --git a/source/lmp/env_c.sh.in b/source/lmp/env_c.sh.in
index 67f6a63a1c..af010497ba 100644
--- a/source/lmp/env_c.sh.in
+++ b/source/lmp/env_c.sh.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEEPMD_ROOT=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@TensorFlow_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
-TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH@"
+TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
+TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH@"
 
 TF_INCLUDE_DIRS=`echo $TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS | sed "s/;/ -I/g"`
 TF_LIBRARY_PATH=`echo $TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH | sed "s/;/ -L/g"`
diff --git a/source/lmp/env_py.sh.in b/source/lmp/env_py.sh.in
index e6fc217c26..be48191f33 100644
--- a/source/lmp/env_py.sh.in
+++ b/source/lmp/env_py.sh.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEEPMD_ROOT=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@TensorFlow_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
-TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH@"
+TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
+TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH@"
 PYTHON_LIBRARY_PATH="@Python_LIBRARY_DIRS@"
 
 TF_INCLUDE_DIRS=`echo $TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS | sed "s/;/ -I/g"`
diff --git a/source/lmp/env_py_c.sh.in b/source/lmp/env_py_c.sh.in
index b8affd7ff5..34874cc24c 100644
--- a/source/lmp/env_py_c.sh.in
+++ b/source/lmp/env_py_c.sh.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEEPMD_ROOT=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
-TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@TensorFlow_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
-TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH@"
+TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS="@BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIRS@"
+TENSORFLOW_LIBRARY_PATH="@BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH@"
 PYTHON_LIBRARY_PATH="@Python_LIBRARY_DIRS@"
 
 TF_INCLUDE_DIRS=`echo $TENSORFLOW_INCLUDE_DIRS | sed "s/;/ -I/g"`
diff --git a/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fdae7ac5b..f912059261 100644
--- a/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if(DEFINED LAMMPS_SOURCE_ROOT OR DEFINED LAMMPS_VERSION)
                                                 "-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup")
   else()
     set_target_properties(
-      ${libname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+      ${libname} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}"
                             LINK_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
   endif()
   target_compile_definitions(
diff --git a/source/op/CMakeLists.txt b/source/op/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a92e259e0..6fc6422c6e 100644
--- a/source/op/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/op/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ endif()
 if(APPLE)
   set_target_properties(
     ${LIB_DEEPMD_OP} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH
-                                "@loader_path;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+                                "@loader_path;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 else()
   set_target_properties(
-    ${LIB_DEEPMD_OP} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH
-                                "$ORIGIN;${TensorFlow_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+    ${LIB_DEEPMD_OP} PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN;${BACKEND_LIBRARY_PATH}")
 endif()
 if(CMAKE_TESTING_ENABLED)
   target_link_libraries(${LIB_DEEPMD_OP} PRIVATE coverage_config)