diff --git a/tools/chatgui/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/chatgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a64777f..ebe3716c 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/chatgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ else()
     set(QT_TEST_LIB Qt6::Test)
 endif()
 
-find_package(rlottie REQUIRED)
+find_package(rlottie REQUIRED HINTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rlottie_build")
+message(STATUS "rlottie package: ${rlottie_DIR}")
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)