diff --git a/ubuntu-22.04-risc/Dockerfile b/ubuntu-22.04-risc/Dockerfile
index 56d830e..5913263 100644
--- a/ubuntu-22.04-risc/Dockerfile
+++ b/ubuntu-22.04-risc/Dockerfile
@@ -43,16 +43,13 @@ RUN curl https://pyenv.run | bash
 
 ARG PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared"
 
-ARG LDFLAGS="-L/opt/sqlite3/lib -lsqlite3"
+ARG LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,/opt/sqlite3/lib -L/opt/sqlite3/lib -lsqlite3"
 ARG CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/sqlite3/include"
 
 RUN pyenv install 3.8
 RUN pyenv install 3.9
 RUN pyenv install 3.10
 
-# needed only for the 3.11+ builds
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/sqlite3/lib"
-
 RUN pyenv install 3.11
 RUN pyenv install 3.12