diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 573d47f..19a219d 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ libfribidi = library('fribidi',
   c_args: ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H'] + visibility_args,
   version: libversion,
   soversion: soversion,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')),
   install: true)
 
 libfribidi_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libfribidi,
diff --git a/bin/meson.build b/bin/meson.build
index 66326d8..c1904c9 100644
--- a/bin/meson.build
+++ b/bin/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ fribidi = executable('fribidi',
   c_args: ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H'] + visibility_args,
   include_directories: incs,
   link_with: libfribidi,
+  install_rpath: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')),
   install: true)
 
 executable('fribidi-benchmark',