diff --git a/buildsys.mk.in b/buildsys.mk.in
index f3a133e..c372081 100644
--- a/buildsys.mk.in
+++ b/buildsys.mk.in
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ OBJCFLAGS = @OBJCFLAGS@
 OBJCXXFLAGS = @OBJCXXFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS_RPATH = @LDFLAGS_RPATH@
+LDFLAGS_INSTALL_NAME = @LDFLAGS_INSTALL_NAME@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 PYTHON_FLAGS = @PYTHON_FLAGS@
 PROG_IMPLIB_NEEDED = @PROG_IMPLIB_NEEDED@
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ ${SHARED_LIB} ${SHARED_LIB_NOINST}: ${EXT_DEPS} ${LIB_OBJS} ${LIB_OBJS_EXTRA}
 		done; \
 		cd ..; \
 	done; \
-	if ${LD} -o $@ $$objs ${LIB_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} ${LIBS}; then \
+	if ${LD} -o $@ $$objs ${LIB_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS_INSTALL_NAME} ${LDFLAGS} ${LIBS}; then \
 		${LINK_OK}; \
 	else \
 		${LINK_FAILED}; \
diff --git a/m4/buildsys.m4 b/m4/buildsys.m4
index d71fc8a..71f33ec 100644
--- a/m4/buildsys.m4
+++ b/m4/buildsys.m4
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_SHARED_LIB], [
 		darwin*)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(Darwin)
 			LIB_CFLAGS='-fPIC -DPIC'
-			LIB_LDFLAGS='-dynamiclib -current_version ${LIB_MAJOR}.${LIB_MINOR} -compatibility_version ${LIB_MAJOR} -Wl,-install_name,${libdir}/$${out%.dylib}.${LIB_MAJOR}.dylib'
+			LIB_LDFLAGS='-dynamiclib -current_version ${LIB_MAJOR}.${LIB_MINOR} -compatibility_version ${LIB_MAJOR}'
 			LIB_PREFIX='lib'
 			LIB_SUFFIX='.dylib'
 			LDFLAGS_RPATH='-Wl,-rpath,${libdir}'
+			LDFLAGS_INSTALL_NAME='-Wl,-install_name,${libdir}/$${out%.dylib}.${LIB_MAJOR}.dylib'
 			PLUGIN_CFLAGS='-fPIC -DPIC'
 			PLUGIN_LDFLAGS='-bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup'
 			PLUGIN_SUFFIX='.bundle'
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_SHARED_LIB], [
 	AC_SUBST(LIB_PREFIX)
 	AC_SUBST(LIB_SUFFIX)
 	AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_RPATH)
+	AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_INSTALL_NAME)
 	AC_SUBST(PLUGIN_CFLAGS)
 	AC_SUBST(PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 	AC_SUBST(PLUGIN_SUFFIX)