diff --git a/gnu/packages/fltk.scm b/gnu/packages/fltk.scm
index 5c872cb233d4f9ea45a44f7a610c388f37ae3004..1ac1f2507e3588129303a15689eaf3d73ec4aa5f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fltk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fltk.scm
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ (define-public fltk
         ("mesa" ,mesa)))
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f                      ;TODO: compile programs in "test" dir
-       #:configure-flags '("--enable-shared")
+       #:configure-flags
+       (list "--enable-shared"
+             (string-append "DSOFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath=" %output "/lib"))
        #:phases
        (alist-cons-before
         'configure 'patch-makeinclude