diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchman/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchman/package.nix
index 143894b64b6b..e713ff947aec 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchman/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchman/package.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH" true)
+
     (lib.cmakeFeature "WATCHMAN_STATE_DIR" stateDir)
     (lib.cmakeFeature "WATCHMAN_VERSION_OVERRIDE" finalAttrs.version)
   ];