diff --git a/make/exe.mk b/make/exe.mk
index 233f626b..1b7360a4 100644
--- a/make/exe.mk
+++ b/make/exe.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/ldlibpath.mk
 
+LD_LIB_PATH_ORIG := $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(shell echo $(strip $(LD_LIB_PATH):$(LD_LIB_PATH_ORIG)) | sed 's/ /:/g; s/::*/:/g')
+
 all: $(EXE) $(EXE_BIN)
 install: $(INSTALLED_EXE) $(INSTALLED_EXE_BIN)
 run: all.dirs $(EXE) $(EXE_BIN)