diff --git a/opendbc/can/SConscript b/opendbc/can/SConscript
index a15aa6927e..9f6825a93f 100644
--- a/opendbc/can/SConscript
+++ b/opendbc/can/SConscript
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ libdbc = envDBC.SharedLibrary('libdbc', src, LIBS=[common, ], LINKFLAGS=LINKFLAG
 
 # Build packer and parser
 lenv = envCython.Clone()
+lenv["LIBPATH"].append(Dir("."))
 lenv["RPATH"] = [libdbc[0].dir.abspath, ]
 parser = lenv.Program('parser_pyx.so', 'parser_pyx.pyx', LIBS=[common, libdbc[0].name])
 packer = lenv.Program('packer_pyx.so', 'packer_pyx.pyx', LIBS=[common, libdbc[0].name])