diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bceec6c8..b24988f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ remove_duplicate_libraries (opm-core)
 
 # create this library
 include_directories (${opm-core_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_directories (${opm-core_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 add_definitions (${opm-core_DEFINITIONS})
 add_library (opmcore SHARED ${opm-core_SOURCES})
 set_target_properties (opmcore PROPERTIES
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/UseOpmFind.cmake b/cmake/Modules/UseOpmFind.cmake
index b1365789..e11a853c 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/UseOpmFind.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/UseOpmFind.cmake
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ set (_opm_proj_vars
   LIBRARIES
   DEFINITIONS
   INCLUDE_DIRS
+  LIBRARY_DIRS
   CONFIG_VARS
   )