diff -Nur ghc-7.4.2/aclocal.m4 ghc-7.4.2-fix-rpath/aclocal.m4
--- ghc-7.4.2/aclocal.m4	2012-06-06 19:10:25.000000000 +0200
+++ ghc-7.4.2-fix-rpath/aclocal.m4	2012-07-27 21:01:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -437,6 +437,13 @@
         $4="$$4     $LdReduceMemoryOverheads"
     fi
 
+    # Do not add RUNPATH tag whe linking. See trac #7062
+    if test -n "$LdDisableNewDtags"
+    then
+	$3="$$3 -Wl,$LdDisableNewDtags"
+	$4="$$4     $LdDisableNewDtags"
+    fi
+
     rm -f conftest.c conftest.o
     AC_MSG_RESULT([done])
 ])
@@ -833,6 +840,17 @@
 ])# FP_PROG_LD_ReduceMemoryOverheads
 
 
+# FP_PROG_LD_DisableNewDtags
+# ------------
+# Sets the output variable LdDisableNewDtags to
+# --disable-new-dtags if ld supports this flag.
+# Otherwise the variable's value is empty.
+AC_DEFUN([FP_PROG_LD_DisableNewDtags],
+[
+FP_PROG_LD_FLAG([--disable-new-dtags],[LdDisableNewDtags])
+])# FP_PROG_LD_DisableNewDtags
+
+
 # FP_PROG_LD_BUILD_ID
 # ------------
 
diff -Nur ghc-7.4.2/configure.ac ghc-7.4.2-fix-rpath/configure.ac
--- ghc-7.4.2/configure.ac	2012-06-06 19:10:25.000000000 +0200
+++ ghc-7.4.2-fix-rpath/configure.ac	2012-07-27 20:57:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@
 
 FP_PROG_LD_HashSize31
 FP_PROG_LD_ReduceMemoryOverheads
+dnl  Check if RUNPATH can be disabled (#7062) 
+FP_PROG_LD_DisableNewDtags
 
 FPTOOLS_SET_C_LD_FLAGS([target],[CFLAGS],[LDFLAGS],[IGNORE_LINKER_LD_FLAGS],[CPPFLAGS])
 FPTOOLS_SET_C_LD_FLAGS([build],[CONF_CC_OPTS_STAGE0],[CONF_GCC_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE0],[CONF_LD_LINKER_OPTS_STAGE0],[CONF_CPP_OPTS_STAGE0])