diff --git a/pw-uninstalled.sh b/pw-uninstalled.sh
index edb4175a4..af6652117 100755
--- a/pw-uninstalled.sh
+++ b/pw-uninstalled.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_FILE="${BUILDDIR}/src/daemon/pipewire.conf"
 export SPA_PLUGIN_DIR="${BUILDDIR}/spa/plugins"
 export PIPEWIRE_MODULE_DIR="${BUILDDIR}/src/modules"
 export PATH="${BUILDDIR}/src/daemon:${BUILDDIR}/src/tools:${PATH}"
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${BUILDDIR}/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/:${BUILDDIR}/src/pipewire/:${BUILDDIR}/pipewire-jack/src/"
-export GST_PLUGIN_PATH="${BUILDDIR}/src/gst/"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${BUILDDIR}/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/:${BUILDDIR}/src/pipewire/:${BUILDDIR}/pipewire-jack/src/:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+export GST_PLUGIN_PATH="${BUILDDIR}/src/gst/:${GST_PLUGIN_PATH}"
 
 # FIXME: find a nice, shell-neutral way to specify a prompt
 ${SHELL}