diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd b/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd
index 5cb80850587..bcba61732fb 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.netbsd
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ AROPT = cr
 ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
 export_dynamic = -Wl,-E
 rpath = -Wl,-R$(libdir)
-shlib_symbolic = -Wl,-Bsymbolic
+shlib_symbolic = -Wl,-Bsymbolic -lc
+else
+rpath = -R$(libdir)
 endif
 
 DLSUFFIX = .so