diff --git a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.13.5.ebuild b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.13.5-r1.ebuild
similarity index 98%
rename from sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.13.5.ebuild
rename to sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.13.5-r1.ebuild
index 36e1132793..34c4726698 100644
--- a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.13.5.ebuild
+++ b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-0.13.5-r1.ebuild
@@ -233,8 +233,13 @@ src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DGGML_CCACHE="no"
 
+		# backends end up in /usr/bin otherwise
+		-DGGML_BACKEND_DL="yes"
+		-DGGML_BACKEND_DIR="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/backends"
+
 		# -DGGML_CPU="yes"
 		-DGGML_BLAS="$(usex blas)"
+
 		# -DGGML_CUDA="$(usex cuda)"
 		# -DGGML_HIP="$(usex rocm)"
 
diff --git a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
index 36e1132793..34c4726698 100644
--- a/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-ml/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
@@ -233,8 +233,13 @@ src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DGGML_CCACHE="no"
 
+		# backends end up in /usr/bin otherwise
+		-DGGML_BACKEND_DL="yes"
+		-DGGML_BACKEND_DIR="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/backends"
+
 		# -DGGML_CPU="yes"
 		-DGGML_BLAS="$(usex blas)"
+
 		# -DGGML_CUDA="$(usex cuda)"
 		# -DGGML_HIP="$(usex rocm)"