diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cc9f7e9b9..33920ea0d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,10 +85,19 @@ IF(NOT DISABLE_GNUTLS)
 ENDIF(NOT DISABLE_GNUTLS)
 
 IF(NOT DISABLE_PLUGINS)
+  FIND_LIBRARY(DL_LIBRARY
+    NAMES dl
+    PATHS /lib /usr/lib /usr/libexec /usr/local/lib /usr/local/libexec
+  )
+
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DPLUGINS)
   LIST(APPEND STATIC_LIBS weechat_plugins)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( plugins )
-  LIST(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dl)
+  IF(DL_LIBRARY)
+    STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/[^/]*$" "" DL_LIBRARY_PATH "${DL_LIBRARY}")
+    SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS} -L${DL_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+    LIST(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dl)
+  ENDIF(DL_LIBRARY)
 ENDIF(NOT DISABLE_PLUGINS)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( common )
diff --git a/weechat/src/CMakeLists.txt b/weechat/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cc9f7e9b9..33920ea0d 100644
--- a/weechat/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/weechat/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,10 +85,19 @@ IF(NOT DISABLE_GNUTLS)
 ENDIF(NOT DISABLE_GNUTLS)
 
 IF(NOT DISABLE_PLUGINS)
+  FIND_LIBRARY(DL_LIBRARY
+    NAMES dl
+    PATHS /lib /usr/lib /usr/libexec /usr/local/lib /usr/local/libexec
+  )
+
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DPLUGINS)
   LIST(APPEND STATIC_LIBS weechat_plugins)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( plugins )
-  LIST(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dl)
+  IF(DL_LIBRARY)
+    STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/[^/]*$" "" DL_LIBRARY_PATH "${DL_LIBRARY}")
+    SET(CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS} -L${DL_LIBRARY_PATH}")
+    LIST(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dl)
+  ENDIF(DL_LIBRARY)
 ENDIF(NOT DISABLE_PLUGINS)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( common )