diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py
index d94df4b10..4e24e4eac 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class DmdLikeCompilerMixin(CompilerMixinBase):
         # see the comment in the "-L" section
         link_expect_arg = False
         link_flags_with_arg = [
-            '-rpath', '-soname', '-compatibility_version', '-current_version',
+            '-rpath', '-rpath-link', '-soname', '-compatibility_version', '-current_version',
         ]
         for arg in args:
             # Translate OS specific arguments first.