--- Python-2.7.18/Makefile.pre.in.orig	2020-09-08 22:20:51.653142275 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.18/Makefile.pre.in	2020-09-09 06:25:42.385544260 +0200
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 LIBRARY=	@LIBRARY@
 LDLIBRARY=      @LDLIBRARY@
 BLDLIBRARY=     @BLDLIBRARY@
+BLDLIBDIR=      @BLDLIBDIR@
 DLLLIBRARY=	@DLLLIBRARY@
 LDLIBRARYDIR=   @LDLIBRARYDIR@
 INSTSONAME=	@INSTSONAME@
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@
 $(BUILDPYTHON):	Modules/python.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY)
 		$(LINKCC) $(LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ \
 			Modules/python.o \
-			$(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
+			$(BLDLIBDIR) $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
 
 platform: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print get_platform()+"-"+sys.version[0:3]' >platform
--- Python-2.7.18/configure.ac.orig	2020-09-08 22:20:51.639809014 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.18/configure.ac	2020-09-09 06:28:34.254613165 +0200
@@ -835,11 +835,13 @@
 # on the system - some systems like version suffix, others don't
 AC_SUBST(LDLIBRARY)
 AC_SUBST(DLLLIBRARY)
+AC_SUBST(BLDLIBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(BLDLIBRARY)
 AC_SUBST(LDLIBRARYDIR)
 AC_SUBST(INSTSONAME)
 AC_SUBST(RUNSHARED)
 LDLIBRARY="$LIBRARY"
+BLDLIBDIR=''
 BLDLIBRARY='$(LDLIBRARY)'
 INSTSONAME='$(LDLIBRARY)'
 DLLLIBRARY=''
@@ -957,13 +959,15 @@
           ;;
     SunOS*)
 	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-Wl,-R,$(LIBDIR) -L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	  BLDLIBDIR='-Wl,-R,$(LIBDIR) -L.'
+	  BLDLIBRARY='-lpython$(VERSION)'
 	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
 	  INSTSONAME="$LDLIBRARY".$SOVERSION
           ;;
     Linux*|GNU*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*|DragonFly*|OpenBSD*)
 	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	  BLDLIBDIR='-L.'
+	  BLDLIBRARY='-lpython$(VERSION)'
 	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
 	  case $ac_sys_system in
 	      FreeBSD*)
@@ -981,22 +985,26 @@
 			LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).sl'
 			;;
 	  esac
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-Wl,+b,$(LIBDIR) -L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	  BLDLIBDIR='-Wl,+b,$(LIBDIR) -L.'
+	  BLDLIBRARY='-lpython$(VERSION)'
 	  RUNSHARED=SHLIB_PATH=`pwd`${SHLIB_PATH:+:${SHLIB_PATH}}
 	  ;;
     OSF*)
 	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-rpath $(LIBDIR) -L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	  BLDLIBDIR='-rpath $(LIBDIR) -L.'
+	  BLDLIBRARY='-lpython$(VERSION)'
 	  RUNSHARED=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
 	  ;;
     atheos*)
 	  LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).so'
-	  BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	  BLDLIBDIR='-L.'
+	  BLDLIBRARY='-lpython$(VERSION)'
 	  RUNSHARED=DLL_PATH=`pwd`:${DLL_PATH:-/atheos/sys/libs:/atheos/autolnk/lib}
 	  ;;
     Darwin*)
     	LDLIBRARY='libpython$(VERSION).dylib'
-	BLDLIBRARY='-L. -lpython$(VERSION)'
+	BLDLIBDIR='-L.'
+	BLDLIBRARY='-lpython$(VERSION)'
 	RUNSHARED=DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
 	;;
     AIX*)