diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap/template b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
index 4d1af6f9e5b..2241c9ccd11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ checksum=cee4568f78dc851d726fc93f25f4ed91cc223b1fe8259daa4a77158d174e6c65
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="gperf perl"
+else
+	LDFLAGS="-L${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/usr/lib"
 fi
 
 do_configure() {