diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index b68a66c..d18cdf6 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     const vosk_dep_name = selectVoskDependency(target.result);
     const vosk_dep = b.dependency(vosk_dep_name, .{});
+    const install_vosk = b.addInstallFileWithDir(
+        vosk_dep.path("libvosk.so"),
+        .lib,
+        "libvosk.so",
+    );
+    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&install_vosk.step);
     const alsa_dep = b.dependency("alsa", .{
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
             .link_libc = true,
         }),
     });
+    exe.root_module.addRPathSpecial("$ORIGIN/../lib");
 
     exe.linkLibrary(stt_lib);
     exe.linkLibrary(alsa_lib);