diff --git a/cli/main.c b/cli/main.c
index e7b2e70..50215fb 100644
--- a/cli/main.c
+++ b/cli/main.c
@@ -1461,6 +1461,9 @@ cleanup3:
 
 	if ((want_flags & PKG_LIBS))
 	{
+		if (!(want_flags & PKG_STATIC))
+			pkgconf_client_set_flags(&pkg_client, pkg_client.flags & ~PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_SEARCH_PRIVATE);
+
 		apply_libs(&pkg_client, &world, NULL, maximum_traverse_depth);
 	}