diff --git a/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py b/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
index 55107be6f9..4b4eb2cc07 100644
--- a/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
+++ b/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
@@ -2954,11 +2954,11 @@ def prepare_step(self, start_dir=True, load_tc_deps_modules=True):
         # $ORIGIN will be resolved by the loader to be the full path to the executable or shared object
         # see also https://linux.die.net/man/8/ld-linux;
         self.rpath_include_dirs.extend([
-            os.path.join(self.installdir, 'lib'),
-            os.path.join(self.installdir, 'lib64'),
             '$ORIGIN',
             '$ORIGIN/../lib',
             '$ORIGIN/../lib64',
+            os.path.join(self.installdir, 'lib'),
+            os.path.join(self.installdir, 'lib64'),
         ])
 
         # Location to store RPATH wrappers