diff --git a/src/dl.c b/src/dl.c
index b13f9d46..d761855b 100644
--- a/src/dl.c
+++ b/src/dl.c
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ xmlSecCryptoDLInit(void) {
         xmlSecIOError("lt_dlinit", NULL, NULL);
         return(-1);
     }
+    ret = lt_dladdsearchdir("@out@/lib");
+    if(ret != 0) {
+      xmlSecIOError("lt_dladdsearchdir", NULL, NULL);
+      return(-1);
+    }
 #endif /* XMLSEC_DL_LIBLTDL */
 
     return(0);