diff --git a/es-app/CMakeLists.txt b/es-app/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e3da0b1f..b39be3476 100644
--- a/es-app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/es-app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ else()
     include_directories(${COMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
     add_executable(emulationstation ${ES_SOURCES} ${ES_HEADERS})
     target_link_libraries(emulationstation ${COMMON_LIBRARIES} es-core)
+    set_target_properties(emulationstation PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
 endif()
 
 # Setup for installation and package generation.