diff --git a/plugins/flashrom/meson.build b/plugins/flashrom/meson.build
index a859cd818..269fa62fb 100644
--- a/plugins/flashrom/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/flashrom/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_flashrom',
   ],
   include_directories: plugin_incdirs,
   install: true,
+  install_rpath: libdir_pkg,
   install_dir: libdir_pkg,
   link_with: plugin_libs,
   c_args: [
diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/meson.build b/plugins/modem-manager/meson.build
index 12396b689..325c55e05 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_modem_manager',
   ],
   include_directories: plugin_incdirs,
   install: true,
+  install_rpath: libdir_pkg,
   install_dir: libdir_pkg,
   c_args: cargs,
   link_with: plugin_libs,
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 84c84c986..ebb262224 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ fwupdutil = library(
     systemd_src,
   ],
   install: true,
+  install_rpath: libdir_pkg,
   install_dir: libdir_pkg,
   include_directories: [
     root_incdir,
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ fwupdengine = library(
   resources_src,
   sources: fwupd_engine_src,
   install: true,
+  install_rpath: libdir_pkg,
   install_dir: libdir_pkg,
   include_directories: plugin_incdirs,
   dependencies: [