diff --git a/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am b/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am
index 0aedc2e..1cc4cf6 100644
--- a/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwiredtiger_bzip2.la
 libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_SOURCES = bzip2_compress.c
-libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
+libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -Wl,-rpath,lib/wterl/priv:priv:/usr/local/lib
 libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_LIBADD = -lbz2
diff --git a/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am b/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
index 6d78823..7d35777 100644
--- a/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwiredtiger_snappy.la
 libwiredtiger_snappy_la_SOURCES = snappy_compress.c
-libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
+libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -Wl,-rpath,lib/wterl/priv:priv:/usr/local/lib
 libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LIBADD = -lsnappy