diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon
index 23308c4b3..57c714e3f 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ MKDIR = mkdir
 RMDIR = rm -rf
 CHMOD = "/bin/chmod"
 
+# Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for shared library builds
+ifneq ($(EPICS_BASE),$(INSTALL_LOCATION))
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH := $(INSTALL_HOST_LIB):$(EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIB):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
+else
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH := $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIB):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
+endif
+
+