diff -up Python-2.6.4/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py.distutils-rpath Python-2.6.4/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py
--- Python-2.6.4/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py.distutils-rpath	2009-09-09 04:34:06.000000000 -0400
+++ Python-2.6.4/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py	2010-03-15 21:33:25.000000000 -0400
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ class UnixCCompiler(CCompiler):
     if sys.platform == "cygwin":
         exe_extension = ".exe"
 
+    def _fix_lib_args(self, libraries, library_dirs, runtime_library_dirs):
+        """Remove standard library path from rpath"""
+        libraries, library_dirs, runtime_library_dirs = \
+            CCompiler._fix_lib_args(self, libraries, library_dirs,
+                                    runtime_library_dirs)
+        libdir = sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBDIR')
+        if runtime_library_dirs and (libdir in runtime_library_dirs):
+            runtime_library_dirs.remove(libdir)
+        return libraries, library_dirs, runtime_library_dirs
+
     def preprocess(self, source,
                    output_file=None, macros=None, include_dirs=None,
                    extra_preargs=None, extra_postargs=None):