--- a/bfd/Makefile.in	
+++ a/bfd/Makefile.in	
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ libdir = @libdir@
 libexecdir = @libexecdir@
 localedir = @localedir@
 localstatedir = @localstatedir@
+lt_cv_dlopen_libs = @lt_cv_dlopen_libs@
 mandir = @mandir@
 mkdir_p = @mkdir_p@
 oldincludedir = @oldincludedir@
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ libbfd_la_LDFLAGS = $(am__append_1) -release `cat libtool-soversion` \
 @INSTALL_LIBBFD_FALSE@noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libbfd.la
 AM_CFLAGS = $(WARN_CFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DBINDIR='"$(bindir)"'
-@PLUGINS_TRUE@LIBDL = -ldl
+@PLUGINS_TRUE@LIBDL = @lt_cv_dlopen_libs@
 
 # bfd.h goes here, for now
 BFD_H = bfd.h
--- a/bfd/configure	
+++ a/bfd/configure	
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ havevecs
 tdefaults
 bfd_ufile_ptr
 bfd_file_ptr
+lt_cv_dlopen_libs
 supports_plugins
 bfd_default_target_size
 bfd_machines