--- a/bindings/ruby/extconf.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/extconf.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 require 'mkmf'
 
-if /linux/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
-   $LDFLAGS += ' -Wl,--rpath -Wl,$(EPREFIX)/lib'
-elsif /solaris/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
+#if /linux/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
+#   $LDFLAGS += ' -Wl,--rpath -Wl,$(EPREFIX)/lib'
+if /solaris/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
    $LDFLAGS += ' -R$(EPREFIX)/lib'
 elsif /hpux/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
    $LDFLAGS += ' +b$(EPREFIX)/lib'