diff --git a/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl b/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
index 414bdc4b2..902fcb18e 100755
--- a/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
+++ b/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ sub configAppInclude {
             next unless (-d "$path/lib/$arch");
 	    print OUT "${app}_LIB = \$($app)/lib/$arch\n";
 	}
+	# We can't just include TOP in the foreach list:
+	# 1. The lib directory probably doesn't exist yet, and
+	# 2. We need an abolute path but $(TOP_LIB) is relative
+	$path = $macros{"TOP"};
+	print OUT "SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS += $path/lib/$arch\n";
+	foreach $app (@includes) {
+	    $path = $macros{$app};
+            next unless (-d "$path/lib/$arch");
+	    print OUT "SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS += \$(${app}_LIB)\n";
+	}
     }
     foreach $app (@includes) {
         $path = $macros{$app};