diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 2636133..bbb02d8 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ interrogate($sel);
 # Fix up the libpath and libpython
 die "Could not find Python.h in include path. make will not work" unless -e "$sel->{incpath}/Python.h";
 substr($sel->{incpath}, 0, 0) = "-I";
-substr($sel->{libpath}, 0, 0) = "-L";
+$sel->{libpath} = "";
 $sel->{libpython} =~ s/lib(.*)(?:\.\Q$Config{dlext}\E|\Q$Config{_a}\E)/-l$1/;
 
 my @flags;