diff --git a/qgis.spec b/qgis.spec
index 9dfbd11..4186c30 100644
--- a/qgis.spec
+++ b/qgis.spec
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ cmake -Wno-dev %{intsq} \
 %endif
       .
 
+# add path to find libgdal.so
+find ./ -iname build.make -exec sed -i 's#/libgdal.so#/usr/%{lib}/libgdal.so#' {} \;
+
 #echo "for 'make' run first:"
 export QTDIR=%{_prefix}
 #echo "export PATH=$PATH:$QTDIR/bin"