diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/tsm-client/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/tsm-client/default.nix
index eb80f33bcd7a..6c37967fa1a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/tsm-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/tsm-client/default.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ let
         ln --symbolic --force --no-target-directory "$out/$(cut -b 7- <<< "$target")" "$link"
       done
     '';
+
+    # since 7b9fd5d1c9802131ca0a01ff08a3ff64379d2df4
+    # autopatchelf misses to add $out/lib to rpath;
+    # we have to call autopatchelf manually as it would
+    # run too late and overwrite our rpath otherwise
+    dontAutoPatchelf = true;
+    postFixup = ''
+      autoPatchelf $out
+      patchelf --add-rpath $out/lib $out/lib/*
+    '';
   };
 
   binPath = lib.makeBinPath ([ acl gnugrep procps ]