diff --git a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
index 91b8a0c2bb0..6452bd5d95a 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ shift
 
 export NIX_LISP NIX_LISP_LOAD_FILE NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE NIX_LISP_COMMAND NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS
 
+test -n "$NIX_LISP_LD_LIBRARY_PATH" &&
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH${LD_LIBRARY_PATH+:}$NIX_LISP_LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+
 case "$NIX_LISP" in
 	sbcl)
 		NIX_LISP_LOAD_FILE="--load"