diff --git a/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am b/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
index 6d78823..c423590 100644
--- a/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ 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_CFLAGS = -I$(abs_top_builddir)/../../system/include
+libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module -L$(abs_top_builddir)/../../system/lib -Wl,-rpath,lib/wterl-0.9.0/priv:lib/wterl/priv:priv
 libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LIBADD = -lsnappy