diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gpshell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gpshell/default.nix
index a4ed3a44f35..f552fe00566 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gpshell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gpshell/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, globalplatform, pcsclite }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, globalplatform, pcsclite, gppcscconnectionplugin
+, makeWrapper
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gpshell-${version}";
@@ -9,7 +11,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "19a77zvyf2vazbv17185s4pynhylk2ky8vhl4i8pg9zww29sicqi";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig globalplatform pcsclite ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig globalplatform pcsclite makeWrapper ];
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/gpshell" --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${gppcscconnectionplugin}/lib"
+  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://sourceforge.net/p/globalplatform/wiki/Home/;