diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
index c23082ba6..82c31dbd0 100644
--- a/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 if(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)
-	INCLUDE(BuildPlugin)
-	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-	LINK_LIBRARIES(${CARLA_LIBRARIES})
-	BUILD_PLUGIN(carlabase carla.cpp carla.h MOCFILES carla.h)
+        INCLUDE(BuildPlugin)
+        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+        LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+        LINK_LIBRARIES(${CARLA_LIBRARIES})
+        BUILD_PLUGIN(carlabase carla.cpp carla.h MOCFILES carla.h)
+        SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(carlabase
+                PROPERTIES SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE
+                BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
+                INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE
+                INSTALL_RPATH "${CARLA_RPATH}")
 endif(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)
diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/carla.cpp b/plugins/carlabase/carla.cpp
index b46a8d626..ec5cff9e2 100644
--- a/plugins/carlabase/carla.cpp
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/carla.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "carla.h"
 
 #define REAL_BUILD // FIXME this shouldn't be needed
-#include "CarlaDefines.h"
+#include "CarlaHost.h"
 
 #include "engine.h"
 #include "InstrumentPlayHandle.h"
@@ -115,10 +115,18 @@ CarlaInstrument::CarlaInstrument(InstrumentTrack* const instrumentTrack, const D
       fMidiEventCount(0)
 {
     fHost.handle      = this;
-    fHost.resourceDir = strdup("/usr/share/carla/resources/"); // TODO
     fHost.uiName      = NULL;
     fHost.uiParentId  = 0;
 
+    // figure out prefix from dll filename
+    QString dllName(carla_get_library_filename());
+
+#if defined(CARLA_OS_LINUX)
+    fHost.resourceDir = strdup(QString(dllName.split("/lib/carla")[0] + "/share/carla/resources/").toUtf8().constData());
+#else
+    fHost.resourceDir = NULL;
+#endif
+
     fHost.get_buffer_size        = host_get_buffer_size;
     fHost.get_sample_rate        = host_get_sample_rate;
     fHost.is_offline             = host_is_offline;
@@ -421,7 +429,7 @@ CarlaInstrumentView::CarlaInstrumentView(CarlaInstrument* const instrument, QWid
     : InstrumentView(instrument, parent),
       fHandle(instrument->fHandle),
       fDescriptor(instrument->fDescriptor),
-      fTimerId(fHandle != NULL && fDescriptor->ui_idle != NULL ? startTimer(50) : 0)
+      fTimerId(fHandle != NULL && fDescriptor->ui_idle != NULL ? startTimer(30) : 0)
 {
     setAutoFillBackground(true);