diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index d3a774c25..ac090737e 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ include(friction-ffmpeg)
 add_definitions(-DPROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 
 if(${LINUX_DEPLOY})
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pthread")
+    #set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pthread")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../lib")
 endif()
 
 option(USE_SKIA_SYSTEM_LIBS "Use skia (third-party) system libraries on Linux" ON)
diff --git a/src/scripts/build_vfxplatform_package.sh b/src/scripts/build_vfxplatform_package.sh
index 07e2e0a68..e893a7fdf 100755
--- a/src/scripts/build_vfxplatform_package.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/build_vfxplatform_package.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ echo "[Paths]" > ${BUILD}/${FRICTION_PKG}/opt/friction/bin/qt.conf
 echo "Prefix = .." >> ${BUILD}/${FRICTION_PKG}/opt/friction/bin/qt.conf
 echo "Plugins = plugins" >> ${BUILD}/${FRICTION_PKG}/opt/friction/bin/qt.conf
 
-(cd ${BUILD}/${FRICTION_PKG}/opt/friction/bin ; patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/../lib' friction)
+#(cd ${BUILD}/${FRICTION_PKG}/opt/friction/bin ; patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/../lib' friction)
+
 (cd ${BUILD}/${FRICTION_PKG}/opt/friction/lib ;
 for so in *.so*; do
     patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN' ${so}