diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7573e6c..cabe939 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2206,9 +2206,6 @@ if test "$with_dln_a_out" != yes; then
        AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-rpath], [embed run path into extension libraries.
        enabled by default on ELF platforms]),
        [enable_rpath=$enableval], [enable_rpath="$rb_cv_binary_elf"])
-  if test "$enable_rpath" = yes; then
-    RPATHFLAG=" ${linker_flag}-R%1\$-s"
-  fi
 
   AS_CASE(["$target_os"],
 	[hpux*], [	DLDFLAGS="$DLDFLAGS -E"
@@ -2338,6 +2335,12 @@ if test "$with_dln_a_out" != yes; then
         [nacl], [ LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared' ],
 	[ 	: ${LDSHARED='$(LD)'}])
   AC_MSG_RESULT($rb_cv_dlopen)
+
+  if test "$enable_rpath" = yes; then
+    AS_CASE(["${LDSHARED}"],
+	[ld" "*], [RPATHFLAG=" -R%1\$-s"],
+	[RPATHFLAG=" ${linker_flag}-R%1\$-s"])
+  fi
 fi
 if test "${LDSHAREDXX}" = ""; then
     AS_CASE(["${LDSHARED}"],