diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 424d7b2e4..87934fee0 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ ifneq (Darwin,$(UNAME))
   XLNKVERBOSE := --verbose
   linkopt = $(if $1,$(XLNKOPT)$(if $2,$1=$(call quote,$2),$1))
   abslibrpath = $(strip $(if $(findstring .$(ILIBEXT),$1)$(wildcard $1/), \
-    $(call linkopt,--rpath,$(call qxdir,$(call qapath,$1)))))
+    $(call linkopt,--rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib)))
   XGROUP_BEGIN := $(call linkopt,--start-group)
   XGROUP_END := $(call linkopt,--end-group)
   ifneq (0,$(ASNEEDED))