--- SDL-1.2.6/configure.in.no_rpath	2003-11-25 12:22:28.000000000 +0100
+++ SDL-1.2.6/configure.in	2003-11-25 12:25:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@
 # Set runtime shared library paths as needed
 
 if test $ARCH = linux -o $ARCH = freebsd -o $ARCH = bsdi; then
-  SDL_RLD_FLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,\${exec_prefix}/lib"
+  SDL_RLD_FLAGS=""
 fi
 if test $ARCH = solaris; then
   SDL_RLD_FLAGS="-R\${exec_prefix}/lib"