diff --git a/package/mathieu/gtkam/gtkam.conf b/package/mathieu/gtkam/gtkam.conf
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+# this package needs an -rpath linker option to build successfully
+makeopt="$makeopt LDFLAGS='`pkg-config --libs-only-L gimp-2.0 | sed 's/-L/-Wl,-rpath /g'`'"
+