--- a/tools/libfsimage/Rules.mk
+++ b/tools/libfsimage/Rules.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CFLAGS += -Wno-unknown-pragmas -I$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libfsimage/common/ -DFSIMAGE_FSDIR=\"$(FSDIR)\"
 CFLAGS += -Werror -D_GNU_SOURCE
 LDFLAGS += -L../common/
+LDFLAGS += $(call LDFLAGS_RPATH,../..)
 
 PIC_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.opic,$(LIB_SRCS-y))
 
