diff --git a/shlib/Makefile.in b/shlib/Makefile.in
--- a/shlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/shlib/Makefile.in
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ $(SHARED_READLINE):	$(SHARED_OBJ)
 
 $(SHARED_HISTORY):	$(SHARED_HISTOBJ) xmalloc.so xfree.so
 	$(RM) $@
-	$(SHOBJ_LD) ${SHOBJ_LDFLAGS} ${SHLIB_XLDFLAGS} -o $@ $(SHARED_HISTOBJ) xmalloc.so xfree.so $(SHLIB_LIBS)
+	$(SHOBJ_LD) ${SHOBJ_LDFLAGS} ${SHLIB_XLDFLAGS} -o $@ $(SHARED_HISTOBJ) xmalloc.so xfree.so
 
 # Since tilde.c is shared between readline and bash, make sure we compile 
 # it with the right flags when it's built as part of readline
diff --git a/support/shobj-conf b/support/shobj-conf
--- a/support/shobj-conf
+++ b/support/shobj-conf
@@ -126,10 +126,11 @@ sunos5*|solaris2*)
 linux*-*|gnu*-*|k*bsd*-gnu-*|midnightbsd*|freebsd*|dragonfly*)
 	SHOBJ_CFLAGS=-fPIC
 	SHOBJ_LD='${CC}'
-	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,-soname,$@'
+	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='$(CFLAGS) -shared -Wl,-soname,$@'
 
-	SHLIB_XLDFLAGS='-Wl,-rpath,$(libdir) -Wl,-soname,`basename $@ $(SHLIB_MINOR)`'
+	SHLIB_XLDFLAGS='-Wl,-soname,`basename $@ $(SHLIB_MINOR)`'
 	SHLIB_LIBVERSION='$(SHLIB_LIBSUFF).$(SHLIB_MAJOR)$(SHLIB_MINOR)'
+	SHLIB_LIBS='-ltinfo'
 	;;
 
 # Darwin/MacOS X