diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d113795934..346f812656 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ install-conf:
 
 install-rules:
 if HAVE_SURICATA_UPDATE
-	$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/suricata-update \
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(libdir) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/suricata-update \
 		--suricata $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/suricata \
 		--suricata-conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/suricata/suricata.yaml \
 		--no-test --no-reload