diff --git a/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh b/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
index 545705d2c6..5a593ceeb9 100755
--- a/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
+++ b/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LOG_FILE=/met/logs/MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}_configure.log
 echo "Running bootstrap for MET ${MET_GIT_NAME} and writing log file ${LOG_FILE}"
 ./bootstrap > ${LOG_FILE} 2>&1
 echo "Configuring MET ${MET_GIT_NAME} and appending to log file ${LOG_FILE}"
-./configure BUFRLIB_NAME=-lbufr_4 GRIB2CLIB_NAME=-lg2c --enable-grib2 --enable-ugrid --enable-mode_graphics --enable-modis --enable-lidar2nc --enable-python CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include/cairo" LIBS="-ltirpc" >> ${LOG_FILE} 2>&1
+./configure BUFRLIB_NAME=-lbufr_4 GRIB2CLIB_NAME=-lg2c --enable-grib2 --enable-ugrid --enable-mode_graphics --enable-modis --enable-lidar2nc --enable-python CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include/cairo" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" LIBS="-ltirpc" >> ${LOG_FILE} 2>&1
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
   cat ${LOG_FILE}
   exit 1