diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index 328ba973c07d..fe6d898aeb85 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -106,6 +106,19 @@ 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 1cea46ff9bb7..12a7acef0357 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ archprepare:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(HOST_DIR)/um 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,) \
 	-fno-stack-protector $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector-all)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile.um b/arch/x86/Makefile.um
index 1db7913795f5..b3c1ae084180 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile.um
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile.um
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ 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
 
 endif