diff --git a/virtme/mkinitramfs.py b/virtme/mkinitramfs.py
index 1a21c9b..71f27fe 100644
--- a/virtme/mkinitramfs.py
+++ b/virtme/mkinitramfs.py
@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@
 import itertools
 from . import cpiowriter
 from . import util
+from elftools.elf.elffile import ELFFile
+from elftools.elf.dynamic import DynamicSection
+
+ld_paths = ['/lib', '/lib64', '/usr/lib', '/usr/lib64']
+
+def is_dt_needed(tag):
+    return tag.entry.d_tag == 'DT_NEEDED'
+
+def find_library_path(needed):
+    for ld_path in ld_paths:
+        ld_path = os.path.join(ld_path, needed)
+        if os.path.isfile(ld_path):
+            return (ld_path, ld_path.lstrip('/'))
+
+def find_needed_paths(executable):
+    with open(executable, 'rb') as f:
+        elffile = ELFFile(f)
+
+        dynamic = elffile.get_section_by_name('.dynamic')
+        if not dynamic:
+            return []
+
+        tags = dynamic.iter_tags()
+        neededs = [tag.needed for tag in tags if is_dt_needed(tag)]
+
+        return [find_library_path(needed) for needed in neededs]
 
 def make_base_layout(cw):
     for dir in (b'lib', b'bin', b'var', b'etc', b'newroot', b'dev', b'proc',
@@ -28,9 +54,15 @@ def make_dev_nodes(cw):
     cw.mkchardev(b'dev/kmsg', (1, 11), mode=0o666)
     cw.mkchardev(b'dev/console', (5, 1), mode=0o660)
 
+def copy(cw, src, dst, mode):
+    with open(src, 'rb') as f:
+        cw.write_file(name=dst, body=f, mode=mode)
+
 def install_busybox(cw, config):
-    with open(config.busybox, 'rb') as busybox:
-        cw.write_file(name=b'bin/busybox', body=busybox, mode=0o755)
+    copy(cw, config.busybox, b'bin/busybox', 0o755)
+
+    for (needed_path, target_path) in find_needed_paths(config.busybox):
+        copy(cw, needed_path, target_path.encode('ascii'), 0o755)
 
     for tool in ('sh', 'mount', 'umount', 'switch_root', 'sleep', 'mkdir',
                  'mknod', 'insmod', 'cp', 'cat'):