diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile
index c00bce2cc2..88d1f0b585 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 switch_srcdir=../../../..
 
+ifdef FREERADIUSDIR
+FREERADIUSLA=$(FREERADIUSDIR)/libfreeradius-client.so
+else
 FREERADIUSLA=/usr/local/lib/libfreeradius-client.so
+endif
+
+
 LOCAL_LIBADD=$(FREERADIUSLA)
 
 include $(switch_srcdir)/build/modmake.rules