diff --git a/Formula/c/crystal.rb b/Formula/c/crystal.rb
index 3e5e17c29aeb..b8ea1e0ec878 100644
--- a/Formula/c/crystal.rb
+++ b/Formula/c/crystal.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def install
       ENV.prepend_path "CRYSTAL_LIBRARY_PATH", dep.opt_lib
     end
 
-    crystal_install_dir = bin
+    crystal_install_dir = OS.linux? ? libexec : bin
     stdlib_install_dir = pkgshare
 
     # Avoid embedding HOMEBREW_PREFIX references in `crystal` binary.
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ def install
     release_flags = ["release=true", "FLAGS=--no-debug"]
     crystal_build_opts = release_flags + [
       "CRYSTAL_CONFIG_LIBRARY_PATH=#{config_library_path}",
-      "CRYSTAL_CONFIG_LIBRARY_RPATH=#{config_library_path}",
       "CRYSTAL_CONFIG_PATH=#{config_path}",
       "interpreter=true",
     ]
@@ -155,6 +154,14 @@ def install
     fish_completion.install "etc/completion.fish" => "crystal.fish"
 
     man1.install "man/crystal.1"
+
+    return unless OS.linux?
+
+    # Wrapper script so that Crystal can find libraries in HOMEBREW_PREFIX
+    (bin/"crystal").write_env_script(
+      crystal_install_dir/"crystal",
+      LD_RUN_PATH: "${LD_RUN_PATH:+${LD_RUN_PATH}:}#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib",
+    )
   end
 
   test do