diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
index d6f711da8..1cc8aa0bc 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += -D_X86_
 ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -mcpu=pentium
 
 # Set runtime path for shared libraries
-DIR_LDFLAGS_YES += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib/$(T_A)))
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib/$(T_A)))
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%))
+DIR_LDFLAGS_YES += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%))
 DIR_LDFLAGS += $(DIR_LDFLAGS_$(SHARED_LIBRARIES))
 
 ifdef CROSS
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
index 844d818e0..423b77baa 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-sparc
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ OP_SYS_CPPFLAGS += -DSOLARIS=$(SOLARIS_VERSION)
 # socket and nsl needed by libca.a
 OP_SYS_LDLIBS += -lsocket -lnsl
 
-#  -R does not work unless full path names are specified
-# use loader's -R option
-DIR_LDFLAGS += $(sort $(DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-R%))
+# Set runtime path for shared libraries
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-R%))
+DIR_LDFLAGS_YES += $(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-R%))
+DIR_LDFLAGS += $(DIR_LDFLAGS_$(SHARED_LIBRARIES))
 
 ifdef CROSS
    GNU_TARGET=sparc-sun-solaris2