diff --git a/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f0cdef2..75fecfb8 100644
--- a/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ function(luna_app SOURCE_FILE APP_NAME)
     add_executable(${APP_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILE})
     add_dependencies(${APP_NAME} libc)
     target_include_directories(${APP_NAME} PRIVATE ${LUNA_BASE}/usr/include)
+    target_link_directories(${APP_NAME} PRIVATE ${LUNA_BASE}/usr/lib)
     install(TARGETS ${APP_NAME} DESTINATION ${LUNA_ROOT}/initrd/bin)
 endfunction()