diff --git a/glpk.spec b/glpk.spec
index 18718e8..231446b 100644
--- a/glpk.spec
+++ b/glpk.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ the GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit) libraries.
 %build
 export LIBS=-ldl
 %configure
+# Die die die, rpath.
+sed -i -e 's|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|' libtool
+sed -i -e 's|LD_RUN_PATH||' libtool
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ make install prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix} \
 	includedir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_includedir}
 
 %check
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}"
 make check
 ## Clean up directories that are included in docs
 rm -Rf examples/{.deps,.libs,Makefile*,glpsol,glpsol.o} doc/*.tex
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 * Fri Feb 14 2014 Conrad Meyer <cemeyer@uw.edu> - 4.53
 - Bump to latest upstream 4.53
 - Drop glp_get_it_cnt() patch; now present in glpk.h, glpapi06.c
+- Kill rpath
 
 * Tue Oct 22 2013 Conrad Meyer <cemeyer@uw.edu> - 4.52.1-2
 - Add patch to backport glp_get_it_cnt() to 4.52.1 per bug #999609