diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3412f9103b36238d50a9f61f7b4ddf0b6c213278..9be69e24efe078590c6daba3e49eb06067fe7193 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ list (APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 option(ENABLE_EXTRAE "Enable Extrae" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_DLB "Enable DLB" OFF)
 
-# Install depending options
+# other options options
 option(BUILD_C_FORTRAN "Enable C and Fortran Interfaces" ON)
 option(SPLIT_FORTRAN_LIBRARY "Split the fortran symbols into a special library (nesmik_f) - EXPERIMENTAL" OFF)
-option(GEN_BINDINGS "Use Shroud to Generate C/Fortran interface" OFF)
+option(GEN_BINDINGS "Use Shroud to Generate C/Fortran interface - EXPERIMENTAL" OFF)
+
+# Install options
+option(INSTALL_WITH_RPATH "RPATH the build depencies for e.g dlb into the shared object, if not you have to provide symbols at loading time" OFF)
 
 # Other options
 option(WITH_MPI "Compile with MPI" OFF)
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ if(BUILD_C_FORTRAN)
   set(CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
 endif()
 
+if(INSTALL_WITH_RPATH)
+  SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+endif()
+
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED)
 
 set(NESMIK_PUBLIC_HEADERS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)