diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 596d29a..b043e7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ?/?/2007 autofs-5.0.1
 ---------------------
 - fix typo in Fix typo in var when removing temp directory.
+- remove redundant rpath link option.
 
 4/1/2007 autofs-5.0.1 rc3
 -------------------------
diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 072f0d6..5179ea4 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CC        = gcc
 CXX       = g++
 CXXFLAGS  = $(CFLAGS)
 LD        = ld
-SOLDFLAGS = -shared -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker $(autofslibdir)
+SOLDFLAGS = -shared
 
 CFLAGS += -D_REENTRANT
 LDFLAGS += -lpthread