--- dev-lang/ruby/ruby-1.8.6-r1.ebuild
+++ dev-lang/ruby/ruby-1.8.6-r1.ebuild
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 	eautoreconf
 
 	epatch ${FILESDIR}/${P}-exit-status.patch
+
+	sed -i -e 's/$(DLDFLAGS)/$(LDFLAGS) $(DLDFLAGS)/' Makefile.in
 }
 
 src_compile() {