diff --git a/codex-rs/bwrap/build.rs b/codex-rs/bwrap/build.rs
index 40c271283..d9d87932b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/bwrap/build.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/bwrap/build.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fn try_build_bwrap() -> Result<(), String> {
     let out_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR").map_err(|err| err.to_string())?);
     let src_dir = resolve_bwrap_source_dir(&manifest_dir)?;
     let libcap = pkg_config::Config::new()
+        .cargo_metadata(false)
         .probe("libcap")
         .map_err(|err| format!("libcap not available via pkg-config: {err}"))?;
 
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ fn try_build_bwrap() -> Result<(), String> {
     }
 
     build.compile("standalone_bwrap");
+    for link_path in libcap.link_paths {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", link_path.display());
+    }
+    for lib in libcap.libs {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib={lib}");
+    }
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=bwrap_available");
     Ok(())
 }