diff --git a/build.mk b/build.mk
index ee01de7d..5ff713e0 100644
--- a/build.mk
+++ b/build.mk
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ TESTS= \
 
 all: libuv.a
 
-run-tests$(E): test/run-tests.o test/runner.o $(RUNNER_SRC) $(TESTS) libuv.$(SOEXT)
+run-tests$(E): test/run-tests.o test/runner.o $(RUNNER_SRC) $(TESTS) libuv.a
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(RUNNER_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(RUNNER_LIBS) $(RUNNER_LDFLAGS)
 
-run-benchmarks$(E): test/run-benchmarks.o test/runner.o $(RUNNER_SRC) $(BENCHMARKS) libuv.$(SOEXT)
+run-benchmarks$(E): test/run-benchmarks.o test/runner.o $(RUNNER_SRC) $(BENCHMARKS) libuv.a
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(RUNNER_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(RUNNER_LIBS) $(RUNNER_LDFLAGS)
 
 test/echo.o: test/echo.c test/echo.h
diff --git a/config-unix.mk b/config-unix.mk
index 90798760..10e8b6cb 100644
--- a/config-unix.mk
+++ b/config-unix.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CPPFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 
 RUNNER_SRC=test/runner-unix.c
 RUNNER_CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)/test
-RUNNER_LDFLAGS=-L"$(CURDIR)" -luv -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker "$(CURDIR)"
+RUNNER_LDFLAGS=-L"$(CURDIR)" -luv
 
 HAVE_DTRACE=
 DTRACE_OBJS=
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ HAVE_DTRACE=1
 CPPFLAGS += -D__EXTENSIONS__ -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500
 LDFLAGS+=-lkstat -lnsl -lsendfile -lsocket
 # Library dependencies are not transitive.
-RUNNER_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS)
 OBJS += src/unix/sunos.o
 OBJS += src/unix/dtrace.o
 DTRACE_OBJS += src/unix/core.o
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ endif
 CPPFLAGS += -D_DARWIN_USE_64_BIT_INODE=1
 LDFLAGS += -framework Foundation \
            -framework CoreServices \
-           -framework ApplicationServices \
-           -dynamiclib -install_name "@rpath/libuv.dylib"
+           -framework ApplicationServices
 SOEXT = dylib
 OBJS += src/unix/darwin.o
 OBJS += src/unix/kqueue.o
@@ -156,6 +154,8 @@ ifneq (darwin,$(PLATFORM))
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-soname,libuv.so.0.10
 endif
 
+RUNNER_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS)
+
 libuv.a: $(OBJS)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^