diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 969a5bc8b..d62587aed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 module = Extension('confluent_kafka.cimpl',
                     include_dirs = ['/usr/local/include'],
                     libraries= ['rdkafka'],
+                    library_dirs = ['/usr/local/lib'],
                     sources=['confluent_kafka/src/confluent_kafka.c',
                              'confluent_kafka/src/Producer.c',
                              'confluent_kafka/src/Consumer.c'])