diff --git a/configs/components/openssl-1.1.1.rb b/configs/components/openssl-1.1.1.rb
index 924f887b1..eb4b349d5 100644
--- a/configs/components/openssl-1.1.1.rb
+++ b/configs/components/openssl-1.1.1.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     pkg.environment 'CC', '/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc'
 
     cflags = '$${CFLAGS} -static-libgcc'
+    ldflags = "#{settings[:ldflags]} -WL, -R#{settings[:libdir]}"
     target = 'aix-gcc'
   elsif platform.is_solaris?
     pkg.environment 'PATH', '/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sfw/bin'