diff -up Python-3.1.1/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py.rpath Python-3.1.1/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py
--- Python-3.1.1/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py.rpath	2009-09-04 17:29:34.000000000 -0400
+++ Python-3.1.1/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py	2009-09-04 17:49:54.000000000 -0400
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@ 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 = super(
+            self.__class__, self)._fix_lib_args(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):
         fixed_args = self._fix_compile_args(None, macros, include_dirs)