diff --git a/libuser.spec b/libuser.spec
index 4390a9c..d6894a5 100644
--- a/libuser.spec
+++ b/libuser.spec
@@ -57,14 +57,13 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %check
 
 # Verify that all python modules load, just in case.
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{python_sitearch}
 python -c "import libuser"