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;