--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 SO_PIC="-fPIC"
 SO_LD="$CC"
 SO_EXT="so"
-SO_RPATH="-Wl,-rpath=$PLBASE/lib/$PLARCH$RPATH_EXTRA"
+SO_RPATH=""
 DLLIBVAR=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 MINGW="false"