diff --git a/cmake/01-core.cmake b/cmake/01-core.cmake
index a3775317..07ecdd62 100644
--- a/cmake/01-core.cmake
+++ b/cmake/01-core.cmake
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pedantic-errors")
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
   # Need dprintf() for FreeBSD 11.1 and older
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -D_WITH_DPRINTF")
-
   # libinotify uses c99 extension, so suppress this error
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-c99-extensions")
+  # Ensures that libraries from dependencies in LOCALBASE are used
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -L/usr/local/lib") 
 endif()
 
 if(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL Clang)