diff --git a/pytests/CMakeLists.txt b/pytests/CMakeLists.txt
index ee2e458e..7f564e1b 100644
--- a/pytests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pytests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ configure_file(
 )
 
 add_custom_target(check
-    COMMAND pytest
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}" pytest
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     COMMENT "Running tests.."
 )
diff --git a/python/setup.py.in b/python/setup.py.in
index 69bbbe04..089a018d 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.in
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 from distutils.core import Extension
 
 cflags = [
-    '-I@PYTDNF_INC_DIR@'
-]
-
-link_args = [
-    '-Wl,-rpath=@PYTDNF_LIB_DIR@'
+    '-I@PYTDNF_INC_DIR@',
 ]
 
 pytdnf_sources = [
@@ -29,8 +25,7 @@ tdnfmodule = Extension('tdnf._tdnf',
                        libraries=['tdnf'],
                        library_dirs=['${PYTDNF_LIB_DIR}'],
                        sources=pytdnf_sources,
-                       extra_compile_args=cflags,
-                       extra_link_args=link_args)
+                       extra_compile_args=cflags)
 
 setup(name='@PYTDNF_PACKAGE_NAME@',
        version='@PYTDNF_VERSION@',