diff --git a/lib/common.mk b/lib/common.mk
index dfac249f..3d9a1875 100644
--- a/lib/common.mk
+++ b/lib/common.mk
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(foreach obj,$(UTIL_OBJS),$(LIB_DIR)/util/$(obj))
 EXTRA_DEPS +=
 EXTRA_USER_DEPS +=
 
-LDFLAGS+=-L$(LIBXDP_DIR)
+LDFLAGS+=-L$(LIBXDP_DIR)/$(OBJDIR)
 ifeq ($(DYNAMIC_LIBXDP),1)
 	LDLIBS:=-lxdp $(LDLIBS)
 	OBJECT_LIBXDP:=$(LIBXDP_DIR)/libxdp.so.$(LIBXDP_VERSION)
 else
-	LDLIBS:=-l:libxdp.a $(LDLIBS)
+	LDLIBS:=-l:$(OBJDIR)/libxdp.a $(LDLIBS)
 	OBJECT_LIBXDP:=$(LIBXDP_DIR)/libxdp.a
 endif
 
diff --git a/lib/libxdp/tests/Makefile b/lib/libxdp/tests/Makefile
index 2662f178..80ef1a0c 100644
--- a/lib/libxdp/tests/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libxdp/tests/Makefile
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ USER_C := ${USER_TARGETS:=.c}
 USER_OBJ := ${USER_C:.c=.o}
 BPF_OBJS := $(BPF_TARGETS:=.o)
 
-LDFLAGS+=-L$(LIBXDP_DIR)
+LDFLAGS+=-L$(LIBXDP_DIR)/$(OBJDIR)
 ifeq ($(DYNAMIC_LIBXDP),1)
 	LDLIBS:=-lxdp $(LDLIBS)
 	OBJECT_LIBXDP:=$(LIBXDP_DIR)/libxdp.so.$(LIBXDP_VERSION)
 else
-	LDLIBS:=-l:libxdp.a $(LDLIBS)
+	LDLIBS:=-l:$(OBJDIR)/libxdp.a $(LDLIBS)
 	OBJECT_LIBXDP:=$(LIBXDP_DIR)/libxdp.a
 endif
 
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ $(BPF_OBJS): %.o: %.c $(BPF_HEADERS) $(LIBMK) $(EXTRA_DEPS)
 	$(QUIET_LLC)$(LLC) -march=$(BPF_TARGET) -filetype=obj -o $@ ${@:.o=.ll}
 
 run: all
-	$(Q)env CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)" CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)" V=$(V) $(TEST_RUNNER) $(TEST_FILE) $(RUN_TESTS)
+	$(Q)env CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)" CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)" OBJDIR="$(OBJDIR)" V=$(V) $(TEST_RUNNER) $(TEST_FILE) $(RUN_TESTS)
diff --git a/lib/libxdp/tests/test-libxdp.sh b/lib/libxdp/tests/test-libxdp.sh
index b142bcc2..4ab2da50 100644
--- a/lib/libxdp/tests/test-libxdp.sh
+++ b/lib/libxdp/tests/test-libxdp.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     return 0;
 }
 EOF
-        $CC -o $TMPDIR/libxdptest $TMPDIR/libxdptest.c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -l:libxdp.a $LDLIBS 2>&1
+        $CC -o $TMPDIR/libxdptest $TMPDIR/libxdptest.c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -l:$OBJDIR/libxdp.a $LDLIBS 2>&1
         retval=$?
         rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
         return $retval
diff --git a/lib/libxdp/tests/test_runner.sh b/lib/libxdp/tests/test_runner.sh
index eb043a1f..35699566 100755
--- a/lib/libxdp/tests/test_runner.sh
+++ b/lib/libxdp/tests/test_runner.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ usage()
 
 if [ "$EUID" -ne "0" ]; then
     if command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        exec sudo env CC="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" LDLIBS="$LDLIBS" V=${VERBOSE_TESTS} "$0" "$@"
+        exec sudo env CC="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" LDLIBS="$LDLIBS" OBJDIR="$OBJDIR" V=${VERBOSE_TESTS} "$0" "$@"
     else
         die "Tests must be run as root"
     fi