diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 02e9146bb..bdbbc7a1b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ dnl Check to see if dlopen is in default libraries (like Solaris, which
 dnl has it in libc), or if libdl is needed to get it.
 AC_CHECK_FUNC([dlopen], [],
 	AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen], DLOPEN_LIBS="-ldl"))
+AC_SUBST(DLOPEN_LIBS)
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@ if test "x$GLX" = xyes; then
 	AC_SUBST(XLIB_CFLAGS)
 	AC_DEFINE(GLXEXT, 1, [Build GLX extension])
 	GLX_LIBS='$(top_builddir)/glx/libglx.la'
-	GLX_SYS_LIBS="$GLX_SYS_LIBS $DLOPEN_LIBS"
+	GLX_SYS_LIBS="$GLX_SYS_LIBS"
 else
         GLX=no
 fi
@@ -1513,7 +1514,7 @@ if test "x$XORG" = xyes; then
 	AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pci_device_vgaarb_init])
 	LIBS=$SAVE_LIBS
 	CFLAGS=$SAVE_CFLAGS
-	XORG_SYS_LIBS="$XORG_SYS_LIBS $PCIACCESS_LIBS $DLOPEN_LIBS $GLX_SYS_LIBS $SELINUX_LIB"
+	XORG_SYS_LIBS="$XORG_SYS_LIBS $PCIACCESS_LIBS $GLX_SYS_LIBS $SELINUX_LIB"
 	XORG_CFLAGS="$XORG_CFLAGS $PCIACCESS_CFLAGS"
 
 	case $host_os in
diff --git a/glx/Makefile.am b/glx/Makefile.am
index a23ae0a47..9d9fa3c31 100644
--- a/glx/Makefile.am
+++ b/glx/Makefile.am
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ if DRI2_AIGLX
 libglxdri_la_SOURCES += glxdri2.c
 endif
 
+libglxdri_la_LIBADD = $(DLOPEN_LIBS)
+
 libglx_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(indirect_sources) \
 	$(glapi_sources) \
@@ -95,3 +97,5 @@ libglx_la_SOURCES = \
         swap_interval.c \
         unpack.h \
         xfont.c
+
+libglx_la_LIBADD = $(DLOPEN_LIBS)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/loader/Makefile.am
index 0bfa7a283..d3c17d173 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/Makefile.am
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ libloader_la_SOURCES = \
         dlloader.c \
 	os.c \
 	sdksyms.c
+libloader_la_LIBADD = $(DLOPEN_LIBS)
 
 CLEANFILES = sdksyms.c sdksyms.dep
 
diff --git a/os/Makefile.am b/os/Makefile.am
index 9902f045c..66a4a0f75 100644
--- a/os/Makefile.am
+++ b/os/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ libos_la_SOURCES = 	\
 	xstrans.c	\
 	xprintf.c	\
 	$(XORG_SRCS)
-libos_la_LIBADD = @SHA1_LIBS@
+libos_la_LIBADD = @SHA1_LIBS@ $(DLOPEN_LIBS)
 
 if SECURE_RPC
 libos_la_SOURCES += $(SECURERPC_SRCS)