diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/link.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/link.cr
index d9910d64c7a8..38563e5d1fe1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/link.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/link.cr
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module Crystal
     def self.default_rpath : String
       # do not call `CrystalPath.expand_paths`, as `$ORIGIN` inside this env
       # variable is always expanded at run time
-      ENV.fetch("CRYSTAL_LIBRARY_RPATH", "")
+      ENV.fetch("CRYSTAL_LIBRARY_RPATH", {{ env("CRYSTAL_CONFIG_LIBRARY_RPATH") || "" }})
     end
 
     # Adds the compiler itself's RPATH to the environment for the duration of