diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/build b/tools/linux_packaging/build
index 564dd6a8f0..b7a1f6c6a6 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/build
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/build
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ while [ true ] ; do
 					echo "Copying dependant lib $dep    (required by ${parent})"
 					cp $dep $Libraries
 				fi
+                                #
+                                # reset RPATH so that the runtime linker never looks
+                                # in places we don't want it to
+                                #
+                                patchelf --set-rpath $Libraries $Libraries/`basename $dep`
                                 if echo $dep | grep -sq '^/' ; then
                                     # absolute path, candidate for stripping
                                     deplibs="$deplibs $base"