1 diff --git a/rpy2/rinterface_lib/embedded.py b/rpy2/rinterface_lib/embedded.py
2 index ccd3a315..51fb5da4 100644
3 --- a/rpy2/rinterface_lib/embedded.py
4 +++ b/rpy2/rinterface_lib/embedded.py
5 @@ -276,6 +276,16 @@ def _initr(
6 os.environ.get('LD_LIBRARY_PATH', ''))
11 + existing = os.environ.get('R_LIBS_SITE')
12 + if existing is not None:
13 + prefix = existing + ':'
16 + additional = '@NIX_R_LIBS_SITE@'
17 + os.environ['R_LIBS_SITE'] = prefix + additional
19 options_c = [ffi.new('char[]', o.encode('ASCII')) for o in _options]
20 n_options = len(options_c)
21 n_options_c = ffi.cast('int', n_options)