diff --git a/src/installer/meson.build b/src/installer/meson.build
index 78daeda..73c4961 100644
--- a/src/installer/meson.build
+++ b/src/installer/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 executable('kiwix-install', ['kiwix-install.cpp'],
   dependencies:all_deps,
-  install:true)
+  install:true,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')))
diff --git a/src/manager/meson.build b/src/manager/meson.build
index 78978c9..736e8fa 100644
--- a/src/manager/meson.build
+++ b/src/manager/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 executable('kiwix-manage', ['kiwix-manage.cpp'],
   dependencies:all_deps,
-  install:true)
+  install:true,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')))
diff --git a/src/reader/meson.build b/src/reader/meson.build
index d8c0572..20bd65d 100644
--- a/src/reader/meson.build
+++ b/src/reader/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 executable('kiwix-read', ['kiwix-read.cpp'],
   dependencies:all_deps,
-  install:true)
+  install:true,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')))
diff --git a/src/searcher/meson.build b/src/searcher/meson.build
index 922d51a..1e220db 100644
--- a/src/searcher/meson.build
+++ b/src/searcher/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 executable('kiwix-search', ['kiwix-search.cpp'],
   dependencies:all_deps,
-  install:true)
+  install:true,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')))
diff --git a/src/server/meson.build b/src/server/meson.build
index f337656..5ce0465 100644
--- a/src/server/meson.build
+++ b/src/server/meson.build
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ sources += server_resources
 
 executable('kiwix-serve', sources,
   dependencies:all_deps,
-  install:true)
+  install:true,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')))