diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 209dba1b8..3353487a1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING(LDSHARED)
 if test -z "$LDSHARED"
 then
 	case $host in
-	*-*-aix*) LDSHARED="\$(srcdir)/ld_so_aix \$(CC)";;
+	*-*-aix*) LDSHARED="$CC -shared";;
 	*-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw*)
             if test "$GCC" = yes; then
                 LDSHARED="\$(CC) -shared"