--- libltdl/ltdl.c
+++ libltdl/ltdl.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
      lt_user_data loader_data;
      const char *filename;
 {
-  lt_module   module   = dlopen (filename, LT_GLOBAL | LT_LAZY_OR_NOW);
+  lt_module   module   = dlopen (filename, LT_LAZY_OR_NOW);
 
   if (!module)
     {