diff -dupr a/rpython/translator/platform/posix.py b/rpython/translator/platform/posix.py
--- a/rpython/translator/platform/posix.py	2017-10-05 20:17:25.009954656 +0200
+++ b/rpython/translator/platform/posix.py	2017-10-05 20:17:31.115666386 +0200
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class BasePosix(Platform):
                    'int main(int argc, char* argv[]) '
                    '{ return $(PYPY_MAIN_FUNCTION)(argc, argv); }" > $@')
             m.rule('$(DEFAULT_TARGET)', ['$(TARGET)', 'main.o'],
-                   ['$(CC_LINK) $(LDFLAGS_LINK) main.o -L. -l$(SHARED_IMPORT_LIB) -o $@ $(RPATH_FLAGS)', '$(MAKE) postcompile BIN=$(DEFAULT_TARGET)'])
+                   ['$(CC_LINK) $(LDFLAGS_LINK) main.o -L. -l$(SHARED_IMPORT_LIB) \'-Wl,-rpath,$$ORIGIN\' -o $@', '$(MAKE) postcompile BIN=$(DEFAULT_TARGET)'])
 
         return m