--- a/tools/xcutils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/xcutils/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 PROGRAMS = xc_restore xc_save readnotes lsevtchn
 
-LDLIBS   = $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(LDLIBS_libxenguest) $(LDLIBS_libxenstore)
+LDLIBS   = $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(LDLIBS_libxenguest) $(LDLIBS_libxenstore) $(call LDFLAGS_RPATH,../lib)
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
