diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
index 965de09b8..5405be723 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-Bstatic
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
 
-# Set runtime path for shared libraries if USE_RPATH=YES and STATIC_BUILD=NO
-SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES_NO = $(SHRLIB_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
+# Set runtime path for shared libraries if LINKER_USE_RPATH=YES
+SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES = $(SHRLIB_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
 SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += \
-    $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH)_$(STATIC_BUILD))
+    $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 
-# Set runtime path for products if USE_RPATH=YES and STATIC_BUILD=NO
-PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES_NO = $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
+# Set runtime path for products if LINKER_USE_RPATH=YES
+PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES = $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
 PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += \
-    $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH)_$(STATIC_BUILD))
+    $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 
 # Link libraries controlled by COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY
 # The newest Linux versions only need readline, older ones need both