diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index ae7659bf0..ca640916b 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 {recursive_cmds, ['configure-deps']}.
 
 {overrides, [
+  {if_not_rebar3, {if_version_above, "22", {add, [{port_env, [{"ERL_LDFLAGS", " -L$ERL_EI_LIBDIR -lei"}]}]}}},
   {del, [{erl_opts, [warnings_as_errors]}]}]}.
 
 {post_hook_configure, [{"fast_tls", []},