diff --git a/QGCExternalLibs.pri b/QGCExternalLibs.pri
index 2c0fe123104275a41d85d67bf518c7db331b3e24..c112037b693e9f34142698ea091c8571f23c8f70 100644
--- a/QGCExternalLibs.pri
+++ b/QGCExternalLibs.pri
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ WindowsBuild | LinuxBuild {
     }
 
     LinuxBuild {
-        LIBS += -lxbee
+        LIBS += -L$$BASEDIR/libs/thirdParty/libxbee/lib \
+    		-lxbee
     }
 } else {
     message(Skipping support for XBee)