diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6890298f7..154b72e3c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(stb-hal-includes,
 	[STB_HAL_INC="$withval"],[STB_HAL_INC=""])
 AC_ARG_WITH(stb-hal-build,
 	[  --with-stb-hal-build=PATH   path where libstb-hal is built [[NONE]]],
-	[STB_HAL_LIB="$withval"],[STB_HAL_LIB=""])
+	[STB_HAL_LIB="-L $withval"],[STB_HAL_LIB=""])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_STB_HAL, test "$BOXTYPE" != "coolstream")
 if test "$BOXTYPE" != coolstream; then
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index acc28e347..fbfbeaee1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ if USE_STB_HAL
 neutrino_LDADD += \
 	-lstb-hal
 neutrino_LDFLAGS = \
-	-L$(STB_HAL_LIB)
+	$(STB_HAL_LIB)
 endif
 
 if BOXTYPE_TRIPLE