diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index e0fcf6741..1f67a5313 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ STATIC_LDLIBS = $(STATIC_LDLIBS_$(STATIC_BUILD))
 LIBRARY_SRCS=$(basename $(foreach lib,$(LIBRARY) $(LOADABLE_LIBRARY),$($(lib)_OBJS) $(LIBRARY_OBJS)))
 LIBRARY_SRC_CFLAGS=$($(patsubst $*,SHRLIB,$(findstring $*,$(LIBRARY_SRCS)))_CFLAGS)
 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# prefix, suffix, and ldflags for loadable shared libraries 
+TARGET_LIB_LDFLAGS=$($(patsubst $*,LOADABLE_,$(findstring $*,$(LOADABLE_LIBRARY)))SHRLIB_LDFLAGS)
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_PREFIX=$(SHRLIB_PREFIX)
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_SUFFIX=$(SHRLIB_SUFFIX)
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Command-line input support default
 COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = EPICS
diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 5dbf84497..ffe7b78ad 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ $(LOADABLE_SHRLIBNAME): $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(LIBRARY_RESS) $(SHRLIB_DEPLIBS)
 
 $(LOADABLE_SHRLIBNAME):$(LOADABLE_SHRLIB_PREFIX)%$(LOADABLE_SHRLIB_SUFFIX):
 	@$(RM) $@
-	$(LINK.loadable_shrlib)
+	$(LINK.shrlib)
+	$(MT_DLL_COMMAND)
 
 # C++ munching for VxWorks
 %.nm : %$(EXE)