diff --git a/matlab/CalcNF2FF.m b/matlab/CalcNF2FF.m
index 35c11c7..1638110 100644
--- a/matlab/CalcNF2FF.m
+++ b/matlab/CalcNF2FF.m
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ cd(Sim_Path);
 try
     if isunix
         % remove LD_LIBRARY_PATH set by matlab
-        system(['export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=; ' openEMS_Path 'nf2ff/nf2ff ' filename '.xml']);
+        % this is a packaged openEMS; nf2ff is found within PATH
+        system(['LD_LIBRARY_PATH=; nf2ff ' filename '.xml']);
     else
         system([openEMS_Path 'nf2ff.exe ' filename '.xml']);
     end