diff --git src/build-data/cc/gcc.txt src/build-data/cc/gcc.txt
index 7249fae8e..69c00bbbe 100644
--- src/build-data/cc/gcc.txt
+++ src/build-data/cc/gcc.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ openbsd -> "$(CXX) -shared -fPIC"
 </so_link_commands>
 
 <binary_link_commands>
-linux         -> "$(LINKER) -Wl,-rpath=\$$ORIGIN"
+linux         -> "$(LINKER)"
 default       -> "$(LINKER)"
 </binary_link_commands>