diff --git a/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocp/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocp/CMakeLists.txt
index 507b0b19cc..7db6d822d3 100644
--- a/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ if(BUILD_PROFILER)
         "${ROCM_DIR}/include"
         "${ROCM_DIR}/include/hsa")
 
+    # let bootstrap find this module at build time
+    # at install-time the directory structure is a lot simpler
+    set_property(TARGET ${BOOTSTRAP_LIB} APPEND PROPERTY
+        BUILD_RPATH "\$ORIGIN/../rdc_modules/${RDC_ROCP_LIB}")
+
     # Set the VERSION and SOVERSION values
     set_property(TARGET ${RDC_ROCP_LIB} PROPERTY
         SOVERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}")
diff --git a/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocr/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocr/CMakeLists.txt
index 85326c4bfa..d441539a34 100644
--- a/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rocr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ if(BUILD_RUNTIME)
         "${SMI_INC_DIR}"
         "${ROCM_DIR}/include")
 
+    # let bootstrap find this module at build time
+    # at install-time the directory structure is a lot simpler
+    set_property(TARGET ${BOOTSTRAP_LIB} APPEND PROPERTY
+        BUILD_RPATH "\$ORIGIN/../rdc_modules/${RDC_ROCR_LIB}")
+
     # Set the VERSION and SOVERSION values
     set_property(TARGET ${RDC_ROCR_LIB} PROPERTY
         SOVERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}")
diff --git a/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rvs/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rvs/CMakeLists.txt
index 3358749175..5d6e177e4c 100644
--- a/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rvs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rdc/rdc_libs/rdc_modules/rdc_rvs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ if(BUILD_RVS)
         "${ROCM_DIR}/include/hsa"
         "${ROCM_VALIDATION_SUITE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 
+    # let bootstrap find this module at build time
+    # at install-time the directory structure is a lot simpler
+    set_property(TARGET ${BOOTSTRAP_LIB} APPEND PROPERTY
+        BUILD_RPATH "\$ORIGIN/../rdc_modules/${RDC_RVS_LIB}")
+
     # Set the VERSION and SOVERSION values
     set_property(TARGET ${RDC_RVS_LIB} PROPERTY
         SOVERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}")