diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index 58d882eb053..5697bd6f15d 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ $(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
                CXXFLAGS="$$($(1)_cppflags) $$($(1)_cxxflags)" \
                LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)" \
              cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)"
-ifneq ($($(1)_type),build)
+ifeq ($($(1)_type),build)
+$(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib"
+else
 ifneq ($(host),$(build))
 $(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=$($(host_os)_cmake_system)
 $(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET=$(host)