diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/buildvars_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/buildvars_funcs.sh
index 68a21f63add..4211a5f5551 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/buildvars_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/buildvars_funcs.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set_build_vars()
 {
 	if [ -z "$in_chroot" ]; then
 		SAVE_LDLIBPATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-		LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib"
+		LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 		PKG_CONFIG="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/bin/pkg-config"
 		PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
 		LDFLAGS="-L$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib"