diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile-x86_64 b/arch/um/Makefile-x86_64
index 4f118d5cc2ee177c381b3b3d2522071f76025498..38df311e75dc49f672e95ed22fdc9d7f7447259d 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile-x86_64
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile-x86_64
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ CHECKFLAGS  += -m64
 
 ELF_ARCH := i386:x86-64
 ELF_FORMAT := elf64-x86-64
+
+# Not on all 64-bit distros /lib is a symlink to /lib64. PLD is an example.
+
+LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN) += -Wl,-rpath,/lib64