diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spglib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spglib/package.py
index 585def1724a..11ef48ba5b6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spglib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spglib/package.py
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ class Spglib(CMakePackage):
 
     @property
     def libs(self):
-        return find_libraries(['libsymspg'], root=self.prefix.lib,
-                              recursive=False)
+        return find_libraries('libsymspg', root=self.prefix,
+                              shared=True, recursive=True)