diff --git a/scripts/build-ssl.sh b/scripts/build-ssl.sh
index 206227f6e..dd1bc057c 100755
--- a/scripts/build-ssl.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-ssl.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ build_aws_lc () {
            cd build
            cmake -version
            cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 -DDISABLE_GO=1 -DDISABLE_PERL=1 \
-             -DBUILD_TESTING=0 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${BUILDSSL_DESTDIR} ..
+                 -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=${BUILDSSL_DESTDIR}/lib \
+                 -DBUILD_TESTING=0 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${BUILDSSL_DESTDIR} ..
            make -j$(nproc)
            make install
         )
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ build_aws_lc_fips () {
            cd build
            cmake -version
            cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFIPS=1 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1 \
-             -DBUILD_TESTING=0 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${BUILDSSL_DESTDIR} ..
+                 -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=${BUILDSSL_DESTDIR}/lib \
+                 -DBUILD_TESTING=0 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${BUILDSSL_DESTDIR} ..
            make -j$(nproc)
            make install
         )