diff --git a/tools/verification/rv/Makefile.config b/tools/verification/rv/Makefile.config
index 6d4ba77847b6..066302230eb2 100644
--- a/tools/verification/rv/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/verification/rv/Makefile.config
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ LIBTRACEFS_MIN_VERSION = 1.3
 
 define lib_setup
   $(eval LIB_INCLUDES += $(shell sh -c "$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags lib$(1)"))
-  $(eval EXTLIBS += -l$(1))
+  $(eval LDFLAGS += $(shell sh -c "$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-L lib$(1)"))
+  $(eval EXTLIBS += $(shell sh -c "$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-l lib$(1)"))
 endef
 
 $(call feature_check,libtraceevent)