diff --git a/QGCSetup.pri b/QGCSetup.pri
index 02020d4..c6bb37f 100644
--- a/QGCSetup.pri
+++ b/QGCSetup.pri
@@ -98,3 +98,7 @@ WindowsBuild {
 
 }
 
+LinuxBuild {
+    QMAKE_POST_LINK += && $$QMAKE_COPY $$BASEDIR/deploy/qgroundcontrol-start.sh $$DESTDIR
+}
+
diff --git a/deploy/qgroundcontrol-start.sh b/deploy/qgroundcontrol-start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..859626d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/qgroundcontrol-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HOME/Qt/5.5/gcc_64/lib
+export QML_IMPORT_PATH=$HOME/Qt/5.5/gcc_64/qml/
+export QML2_IMPORT_PATH=$HOME/Qt/5.5/gcc_64/qml/
+export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=$HOME/Qt/5.5/gcc_64/plugins/platforms/
+./qgroundcontrol "$@"