diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk b/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
index 08f313271..d4fa958da 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/env.mk
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ DPDK_LIB_LIST_SORTED = $(sort $(DPDK_LIB_LIST))
 
 DPDK_SHARED_LIB = $(DPDK_LIB_LIST_SORTED:%=$(DPDK_LIB_DIR)/lib%.so)
 DPDK_STATIC_LIB = $(DPDK_LIB_LIST_SORTED:%=$(DPDK_LIB_DIR)/lib%.a)
-DPDK_SHARED_LIB_LINKER_ARGS = $(call add_no_as_needed,$(DPDK_SHARED_LIB))
+DPDK_SHARED_LIB_LINKER_ARGS = $(call add_no_as_needed,$(DPDK_SHARED_LIB)) -Wl,-rpath=$(DPDK_LIB_DIR)
 DPDK_STATIC_LIB_LINKER_ARGS = $(call add_whole_archive,$(DPDK_STATIC_LIB))
 
 ENV_CFLAGS = $(DPDK_INC) -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API