diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/jq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/jq/default.nix
index 514aa8746c66..8194ffc22a81 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/jq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/jq/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl {
     inherit (s) url sha256;
   };
+
+  # jq is linked to libjq:
+  configureFlags = [
+    "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath,\\\${libdir}"
+  ];
   meta = {
     inherit (s) version;
     description = ''A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor'';