diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build b/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
index daa4bcdef..def7746af 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
@@ -21,12 +21,19 @@ libjack_path = get_option('libjack-path')
 if libjack_path == ''
   libjack_path = modules_install_dir / 'jack'
   libjack_path_dlopen = modules_install_dir_dlopen / 'jack'
+  libjack_path_enable = ''
+elif libjack_path == get_option('libdir') or libjack_path == pipewire_libdir
+  libjack_path = pipewire_libdir
+  libjack_path_dlopen = libjack_path
+  libjack_path_enable = '#'
 else
   libjack_path_dlopen = libjack_path
+  libjack_path_enable = ''
 endif
 
 tools_config = configuration_data()
 tools_config.set('LIBJACK_PATH', libjack_path_dlopen)
+tools_config.set('LIBJACK_PATH_ENABLE', libjack_path_enable)
 
 configure_file(input : 'pw-jack.in',
                output : 'pw-jack',
diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pw-jack.in b/pipewire-jack/src/pw-jack.in
index 0399f31fa..6c7e35a87 100755
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pw-jack.in
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pw-jack.in
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if [ -n "$PERIOD" ]; then
 fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # ${LIB} is interpreted by ld.so, not the shell
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH='@LIBJACK_PATH@'"${LD_LIBRARY_PATH+":$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"}"
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+@LIBJACK_PATH_ENABLE@LD_LIBRARY_PATH='@LIBJACK_PATH@'"${LD_LIBRARY_PATH+":$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"}"
+@LIBJACK_PATH_ENABLE@export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 exec "$@"