diff --git a/test/nvme/hw_hotplug.sh b/test/nvme/hw_hotplug.sh
index bea5c7599..ba9c59463 100755
--- a/test/nvme/hw_hotplug.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/hw_hotplug.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ testdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../..)
 source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
 
+export SPDK_LIB_DIR="$rootdir/build/lib"
+export DPDK_LIB_DIR="$rootdir/dpdk/build/lib"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$SPDK_LIB_DIR:$DPDK_LIB_DIR
+
 function insert_device() {
 	ssh root@$ip 'Beetle --SetGpio "$gpio" HIGH'
 	waitforblk $name