diff --git a/library/profiler_builtins/build.rs b/library/profiler_builtins/build.rs
index dd85239fa8c..fc1a9ecc1ec 100644
--- a/library/profiler_builtins/build.rs
+++ b/library/profiler_builtins/build.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 fn main() {
     if let Ok(rt) = tracked_env_var("LLVM_PROFILER_RT_LIB") {
-        println!("cargo::rustc-link-lib=static:+verbatim={rt}");
-        return;
+        let rt = PathBuf::from(rt);
+        if let Some(lib) = rt.file_name() {
+            if let Some(dir) = rt.parent() {
+                println!("cargo::rustc-link-search=native={}", dir.display());
+            }
+            println!("cargo::rustc-link-lib=static:+verbatim={}", lib.to_str().unwrap());
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     let target_os = env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").expect("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS was not set");