diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5861841..56698aca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ If you want to run the standard (non-Docker) version of the server:
 
 1. Make sure that the following packages are installed:
 
-   * `libcamera0` (at least version 0.0.2)
+   * `libcamera0` (≥ 0.0.5)
    * `libfreetype6`
 
 2. download the server executable. If you're using 64-bit version of the operative system, make sure to pick the `arm64` variant.
@@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ The server can be compiled with native support for the Raspberry Pi Camera. Comp
 * `libcamera-dev`
 * `libfreetype-dev`
 * `xxd`
-* `patchelf`
 
 Download the repository, open a terminal in it and run:
 
diff --git a/internal/core/core.go b/internal/core/core.go
index 4fbd64f1..743d21fe 100644
--- a/internal/core/core.go
+++ b/internal/core/core.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/externalcmd"
 	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/rlimit"
-	"github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/internal/rpicamera"
 )
 
 var version = "v0.0.0"
@@ -671,10 +670,6 @@ func (p *Core) closeResources(newConf *conf.Conf, calledByAPI bool) {
 		p.externalCmdPool.Close()
 	}
 
-	if newConf == nil {
-		rpicamera.Cleanup()
-	}
-
 	if closeLogger {
 		p.logger.Close()
 		p.logger = nil
diff --git a/internal/rpicamera/exe/Makefile b/internal/rpicamera/exe/Makefile
index 5f285dfc..d2a19012 100644
--- a/internal/rpicamera/exe/Makefile
+++ b/internal/rpicamera/exe/Makefile
@@ -47,5 +47,3 @@ text_font.h: text_font.ttf
 
 exe: $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-	patchelf --replace-needed $$(basename /usr/lib/*-linux-*/libcamera.so.0*) libcamera.so.x.x.x $@
-	patchelf --replace-needed $$(basename /usr/lib/*-linux-*/libcamera-base.so.0*) libcamera-base.so.x.x.x $@
diff --git a/internal/rpicamera/rpicamera.go b/internal/rpicamera/rpicamera.go
index c9b288c9..969d9785 100644
--- a/internal/rpicamera/rpicamera.go
+++ b/internal/rpicamera/rpicamera.go
@@ -82,57 +82,35 @@ func check64bit(fpath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setupSymlink(name string) error {
-	lib, err := findLibrary(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if runtime.GOARCH == "arm" {
-		err := check64bit(lib)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	os.Remove("/dev/shm/" + name + ".so.x.x.x")
-	return os.Symlink(lib, "/dev/shm/"+name+".so.x.x.x")
-}
-
 var (
-	mutex    sync.Mutex
-	setupped bool
+	mutex   sync.Mutex
+	checked bool
 )
 
-func setupLibcameraOnce() error {
+func checkLibraries64Bit() error {
 	mutex.Lock()
 	defer mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if !setupped {
-		err := setupSymlink("libcamera")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		err = setupSymlink("libcamera-base")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		setupped = true
+	if checked {
+		return nil
 	}
 
+	for _, name := range []string{"libcamera", "libcamera-base"} {
+		lib, err := findLibrary(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = check64bit(lib)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	checked = true
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Cleanup cleanups files created by the camera implementation.
-func Cleanup() {
-	if setupped {
-		os.Remove("/dev/shm/libcamera-base.so.x.x.x")
-		os.Remove("/dev/shm/libcamera.so.x.x.x")
-	}
-}
-
 type RPICamera struct {
 	onData func(time.Duration, [][]byte)
 
@@ -148,15 +126,18 @@ func New(
 	params Params,
 	onData func(time.Duration, [][]byte),
 ) (*RPICamera, error) {
-	err := setupLibcameraOnce()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if runtime.GOARCH == "arm" {
+		err := checkLibraries64Bit()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	c := &RPICamera{
 		onData: onData,
 	}
 
+	var err error
 	c.pipeConf, err = newPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -169,7 +150,6 @@ func New(
 	}
 
 	env := []string{
-		"LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/dev/shm",
 		"PIPE_CONF_FD=" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(c.pipeConf.readFD), 10),
 		"PIPE_VIDEO_FD=" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(c.pipeVideo.writeFD), 10),
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/binaries.mk b/scripts/binaries.mk
index b25afec6..c1209a7a 100644
--- a/scripts/binaries.mk
+++ b/scripts/binaries.mk
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 define DOCKERFILE_BINARIES
 FROM $(RPI32_IMAGE) AS rpicamera32
 RUN ["cross-build-start"]
-RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends g++ pkg-config make libcamera-dev libfreetype-dev xxd patchelf
-WORKDIR /s/internal/rpicamera
-COPY internal/rpicamera .
-RUN cd exe && make -j$$(nproc)
+RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends g++ pkg-config make libcamera-dev libfreetype-dev xxd
+WORKDIR /s/internal/rpicamera/exe
+COPY internal/rpicamera/exe .
+RUN make -j$$(nproc)
 
 FROM $(RPI64_IMAGE) AS rpicamera64
 RUN ["cross-build-start"]
-RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends g++ pkg-config make libcamera-dev libfreetype-dev xxd patchelf
-WORKDIR /s/internal/rpicamera
-COPY internal/rpicamera .
-RUN cd exe && make -j$$(nproc)
+RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends g++ pkg-config make libcamera-dev libfreetype-dev xxd
+WORKDIR /s/internal/rpicamera/exe
+COPY internal/rpicamera/exe .
+RUN make -j$$(nproc)
 
 FROM $(BASE_IMAGE) AS build-base
 RUN apk add --no-cache zip make git tar