diff --git a/functions/global.sh b/functions/global.sh
index 52db4426..d1f71487 100644
--- a/functions/global.sh
+++ b/functions/global.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 # This file is containing some global function needed for the script such as the config file tools
 
+# pathing the retrodeck components provided libraries
+export LD_LIBRAY_PATH="$LD_LIBRAY_PATH:/app/retrodeck/lib/"
+
 source /app/libexec/050_save_migration.sh
 source /app/libexec/checks.sh
 source /app/libexec/compression.sh
diff --git a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
index 943b80e9..c23d6df2 100644
--- a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+++ b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ app-id: net.retrodeck.retrodeck
 runtime: org.kde.Platform
 runtime-version: "6.7"
 sdk: org.kde.Sdk
-add-extensions:
-  add-ld-path: "/app/retrodeck/lib"
 # sdk-extensions:
 #   - org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.llvm18        # Needed for RPCS3
 command: retrodeck.sh