--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ if test x$use_extern_litl = xyes; then
     use_intern_litl=no
     use_extern_litl=yes
     TL_CPPFLAGS="${TL_CPPFLAGS} -I${litldir}/include"
-    TL_LDFLAGS="${TL_LDFLAGS} -L${litldir}/lib -Wl,-rpath,${litldir}/lib"
+    TL_LDFLAGS="${TL_LDFLAGS} -L${litldir}/lib"
 	TL_LIB="-llitl"
 
     TL_EXT_CPPFLAGS="$TL_CPPFLAGS"
