diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix
index d4fb0882049b..284760537b4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.6/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
   
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
+
+  preConfigure = '' 
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="`pwd`/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+  '';
   
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     libXft