diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60a98996..f48defa6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ endif
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_BZIP2')
     bz2deps = dependency('bzip2', static: st, required: false)
     if not bz2deps.found()
-        bz2deps = compiler.find_library('bz2', static: st)
+        bz2deps = compiler.find_library('bz2', static: st, dirs: ['/usr/local/lib'])
     endif
     deps += bz2deps
 endif