diff --git a/build_appimage.sh b/build_appimage.sh
index 099a895..ae6ee45 100755
--- a/build_appimage.sh
+++ b/build_appimage.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ EXEC_OPT="--exec-app"
 
 export SIMGEAR_TLS_CERT_PATH=$HERE/usr/ssl/cacert.pem
 export OSG_LIBRARY_PATH=${HERE}/usr/lib
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HERE}/usr/lib
 
 # Run launcher directly if no parameters are passed
 if [[ "$#" -eq "0" ]]; then