Index: Makefile.bsd
===================================================================
--- Makefile.bsd	(revision 10820)
+++ Makefile.bsd	(working copy)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 else
 C_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_OPTIONS ?= -Os -fomit-frame-pointer
 endif
-LINKER_LINK_SHARED_LIBRARY_OPTIONS = -shared
+LINKER_LINK_SHARED_LIBRARY_OPTIONS = -shared -Wl,-L.
 LINKER_LINK_SHARED_PROGRAM_OPTIONS = -Wl,-R$(LIBDIR)
 LIBRARIES = -lm
 
Index: rules.make
===================================================================
--- rules.make	(revision 10820)
+++ rules.make	(working copy)
@@ -775,7 +775,8 @@
 .SUFFIXES: .import.so
 
 %.import.so: %.import.o
-	$(LINKER) $(LINKER_OPTIONS) $(LINKER_LINK_DLOADABLE_OPTIONS) $^ $(LINKER_OUTPUT_OPTION) $@ \
+	$(LINKER) $(LINKER_OPTIONS) $(LINKER_LINK_SHARED_LIBRARY_OPTIONS) \
+	  $(LINKER_LINK_DLOADABLE_OPTIONS) $^ $(LINKER_OUTPUT_OPTION) $@ \
 	  $(LINKER_LIBRARY_PREFIX)chicken$(LINKER_LIBRARY_SUFFIX) $(LIBRARIES)
 
 # executables