diff --git a/libs/libsdl_mixer/Makefile b/libs/libsdl_mixer/Makefile
index 25e13e068..0b6bcd9f9 100644
--- a/libs/libsdl_mixer/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libsdl_mixer/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath-link,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+
 define Package/libsdl-mixer
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
diff --git a/libs/libsdl_mixer/patches/001-fix-linking.patch b/libs/libsdl_mixer/patches/001-fix-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b1fb1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libsdl_mixer/patches/001-fix-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 76fdd3c..3ab4939 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ $(objects)/$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS)
+ 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(VERSION_OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LT_LDFLAGS)
+ 
+ $(objects)/playwave$(EXE): $(objects)/playwave.lo $(objects)/$(TARGET)
+-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(objects)/playwave.lo $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) $(objects)/$(TARGET)
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(objects)/playwave.lo $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) $(objects)/$(TARGET) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LT_LDFLAGS)
+ 
+ $(objects)/playmus$(EXE): $(objects)/playmus.lo $(objects)/$(TARGET)
+-	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(objects)/playmus.lo $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) $(objects)/$(TARGET)
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(objects)/playmus.lo $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(SDL_LIBS) $(objects)/$(TARGET) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) $(LT_LDFLAGS)
+ 
+ install: all install-hdrs install-lib #install-bin
+ install-hdrs:
diff --git a/libs/libsdl_sound/Makefile b/libs/libsdl_sound/Makefile
index 52587ae29..836b4fce0 100644
--- a/libs/libsdl_sound/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libsdl_sound/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath-link,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+
 define Package/libsdl-sound
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries