diff --git a/t/t9001-golang-basic.t b/t/t9001-golang-basic.t
index 27a497d03..7de1cd854 100755
--- a/t/t9001-golang-basic.t
+++ b/t/t9001-golang-basic.t
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ if ! which go >/dev/null; then
     test_done
 fi
 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../resource:../../resource/reapi/bindings:../../resource/libjobspec
+
 exp_dir="${SHARNESS_TEST_SRCDIR}/data/resource/expected/golang"
 jgf="${SHARNESS_TEST_SRCDIR}/data/resource/jgfs/tiny.json"
 jobspec1="${SHARNESS_TEST_SRCDIR}/data/resource/jobspecs/basics/test001.yaml"