diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 1cbf188d2c..b47f962a9d 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -1898,7 +1898,11 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
     pub fn runEmulatable(exe: *LibExeObjStep) *EmulatableRunStep {
         assert(exe.kind == .exe or exe.kind == .test_exe);
 
-        return EmulatableRunStep.create(exe.builder, exe.builder.fmt("run {s}", .{exe.step.name}), exe);
+        const run_step = EmulatableRunStep.create(exe.builder, exe.builder.fmt("run {s}", .{exe.step.name}), exe);
+        if (exe.vcpkg_bin_path) |path| {
+            RunStep.addPathDirInternal(&run_step.step, exe.builder, path);
+        }
+        return run_step;
     }
 
     pub fn checkObject(self: *LibExeObjStep, obj_format: std.Target.ObjectFormat) *CheckObjectStep {
diff --git a/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig b/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig
index 1e22fd10a3..168f5d9d58 100644
--- a/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn addPathDir(self: *RunStep, search_path: []const u8) void {
 }
 
 /// For internal use only, users of `RunStep` should use `addPathDir` directly.
-fn addPathDirInternal(step: *Step, builder: *Builder, search_path: []const u8) void {
+pub fn addPathDirInternal(step: *Step, builder: *Builder, search_path: []const u8) void {
     const env_map = getEnvMapInternal(step, builder.allocator);
 
     const key = "PATH";