diff --git a/manywheel/build_common.sh b/manywheel/build_common.sh
index 7ad15147a..ac3b2755c 100644
--- a/manywheel/build_common.sh
+++ b/manywheel/build_common.sh
@@ -360,14 +360,14 @@ for pkg in /$WHEELHOUSE_DIR/torch*linux*.whl /$LIBTORCH_HOUSE_DIR/libtorch*.zip;
     # set RPATH of _C.so and similar to $ORIGIN, $ORIGIN/lib
     find $PREFIX -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.so*" | while read sofile; do
         echo "Setting rpath of $sofile to ${C_SO_RPATH:-'$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/lib'}"
-        $PATCHELF_BIN --set-rpath ${C_SO_RPATH:-'$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/lib'} $sofile
+        $PATCHELF_BIN --set-rpath ${C_SO_RPATH:-'$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/lib'} ${FORCE_RPATH:-} $sofile
         $PATCHELF_BIN --print-rpath $sofile
     done
 
     # set RPATH of lib/ files to $ORIGIN
     find $PREFIX/lib -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.so*" | while read sofile; do
         echo "Setting rpath of $sofile to ${LIB_SO_RPATH:-'$ORIGIN'}"
-        $PATCHELF_BIN --set-rpath ${LIB_SO_RPATH:-'$ORIGIN'} $sofile
+        $PATCHELF_BIN --set-rpath ${LIB_SO_RPATH:-'$ORIGIN'} ${FORCE_RPATH:-} $sofile
         $PATCHELF_BIN --print-rpath $sofile
     done
 
diff --git a/manywheel/build_cuda.sh b/manywheel/build_cuda.sh
index 1dc787709..ed8ab4cb5 100644
--- a/manywheel/build_cuda.sh
+++ b/manywheel/build_cuda.sh
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ elif [[ $CUDA_VERSION == "11.7" ]]; then
         CUDA_RPATHS=$(IFS=: ; echo "${CUDA_RPATHS[*]}")
         export C_SO_RPATH=$CUDA_RPATHS':$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/lib'
         export LIB_SO_RPATH=$CUDA_RPATHS':$ORIGIN'
+        export FORCE_RPATH="--force-rpath"
     fi
 else
     echo "Unknown cuda version $CUDA_VERSION"