Index: ruby/Makefile.am
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--- ruby/Makefile.am.orig
+++ ruby/Makefile.am
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
 
 all: $(generator_built)
 	rake build
+	sed -i 's|-Wl,-R\ -Wl,\$$(libdir)||' $(top_builddir)/ruby/ext/guestfs/Makefile
+	sed -i 's|-Wl,-R\$$(libdir)||' $(top_builddir)/ruby/ext/guestfs/Makefile
+	sed -i 's|-Wl,-R[^[:blank:]]*/src/.libs||' $(top_builddir)/ruby/ext/guestfs/Makefile
+	make -C $(top_builddir)/ruby/ext/guestfs clean all
 	rake rdoc
 
 RUBY_SITELIB := $(shell ruby -rrbconfig -e "puts Config::CONFIG['sitelibdir']")