diff --git a/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled b/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled
index 02eab368f1..0c8a4e9909 100755
--- a/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled
+++ b/docs/faq/gst-uninstalled
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ fi
 
 # set up a bunch of paths
 PATH=$GST/gstreamer/tools:$GST/gst-plugins/tools:$GST/gst-player/src:$GST/gst-editor/src:$GST/prefix/bin:$PATH
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GST/prefix/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+# /some/path: makes the dynamic linker look in . too, so avoid this
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GST/prefix/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$GST/gstreamer/pkgconfig:$GST/gst-plugins/pkgconfig
 export GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$GST/gstreamer:$GST/gst-plugins:$GST/gst-ffmpeg:$GST/gst-monkeysaudio
 export MANPATH=$GST/gstreamer/tools:$GST/prefix/share/man:$MANPATH