diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31a0053..7301f0f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ if test x"$enable_python" != "xno"; then
 			PY_SHARED="-shared"
 			CC="${CC} -fPIC"
 			F77="${F77} -fPIC"
+			PY_LDFLAGS="-lpython$PY_VERSION"
 			;;
 		irix*) 
 			PY_SHARED="-shared"
diff --git a/tools/python/Makefile.am b/tools/python/Makefile.am
index 431640c..2c1fbea 100644
--- a/tools/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/python/Makefile.am
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ SUBDIRS          = vgrid
 noinst_PROGRAMS       = _apbslib.so
 _apbslib_so_SOURCES   = apbslib.c
 _apbslib_so_LINK      = $(PY_CC) $(PY_LINKFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(PY_SHARED)
-_apbslib_so_LDADD     = ${top_builddir}/bin/.libs/libapbsmainroutines.a ${top_builddir}/src/aaa_lib/.libs/libapbs.a $(PY_LDFLAGS) ${z_lib} 
+_apbslib_so_LDADD     = ${top_builddir}/bin/.libs/libapbsmainroutines.a ${top_builddir}/src/aaa_lib/.libs/libapbs.a $(PY_LDFLAGS) ${z_lib} @OPENMP_LIBS@ @maloc_lib@ @mc_lib@