diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index 8f0cb2809939..251c77474e7b 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ config LD_SCRIPT_DYN
 	depends on !LD_SCRIPT_STATIC
         select MODULE_REL_CRCS if MODVERSIONS
 
+config LD_SCRIPT_DYN_RPATH
+	bool "set rpath in the binary" if EXPERT
+	default y
+	depends on LD_SCRIPT_DYN
+	help
+	  Add /lib (and /lib64 for 64-bit) to the linux binary's rpath
+	  explicitly.
+
+	  You may need to turn this off if compiling for nix systems
+	  that have their libraries in random /nix directories and
+	  might otherwise unexpected use libraries from /lib or /lib64
+	  instead of the desired ones.
+
 config HOSTFS
 	tristate "Host filesystem"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index ab1066c38944..439edee0b287 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ archheaders:
 archprepare: include/generated/user_constants.h
 
 LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC) += -static
-LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN) += -Wl,-rpath,/lib $(call cc-option, -no-pie)
+LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN) += $(call cc-option, -no-pie)
+LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN_RPATH) += -Wl,-rpath,/lib
 
 CFLAGS_NO_HARDENING := $(call cc-option, -fno-PIC,) $(call cc-option, -fno-pic,) \
 	$(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector,) \
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile.um b/arch/x86/Makefile.um
index 91085a08de6c..8bc3d493d429 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile.um
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile.um
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ELF_FORMAT := elf64-x86-64
 
 # Not on all 64-bit distros /lib is a symlink to /lib64. PLD is an example.
 
-LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN) += -Wl,-rpath,/lib64
+LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN_RPATH) += -Wl,-rpath,/lib64
 LINK-y += -m64
 
 # Do unit-at-a-time unconditionally on x86_64, following the host