diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 1dad3f2b8..e337ec915 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ install: BUILD-STAMP
 	  $(INSTALL) -s $$i $(PREFIX)$(bindir); \
 	done
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -s $(TARGETS) $(PREFIX)$(bindir)
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) ecl-config $(PREFIX)$(bindir)
+	sed 's,~A,$(libdir),;s,~\*,,;' ecl-config > aux; \
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) aux $(PREFIX)$(bindir)/ecl-config; \
+	rm aux
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/etc/ecl.1 $(PREFIX)$(mandir)
 	for i in BUILD-STAMP $(LSP_LIBRARIES) $(LIBRARIES) c/dpp* help.doc ; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(PREFIX)$(libdir); \
diff --git a/src/util/ecl-config b/src/util/ecl-config
index 872d9df5e..b6091b6e2 100644
--- a/src/util/ecl-config
+++ b/src/util/ecl-config
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ if test "$echo_cflags" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 if test "$echo_ldflags" = "yes"; then
-  echo "-L@libdir@ $LDFLAGS -llsp @LDFLAGS@ @CLIBS@"
+  echo "@LDRPATH@ -L@libdir@ $LDFLAGS @LDFLAGS@ @CLIBS@"
 fi