diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d114245cf..541288b93 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -406,6 +406,18 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:GEOS_DLL_EXPORT>)
 
   set_target_properties(geos_c PROPERTIES VERSION ${CAPI_VERSION})
+
+  # See https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/1435
+  if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH)
+    # Use relative rpath
+    if(APPLE)
+      set_target_properties(geos_c PROPERTIES
+        INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path")
+    else()
+      set_target_properties(geos_c PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "\$ORIGIN")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
   if(NOT WIN32 OR MINGW)
     set_target_properties(geos_c PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${CAPI_VERSION_MAJOR})
   endif()