diff --git a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
index da32f1ded8..c05ab4b0a0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export CONFIG_SITE = "${@siteinfo_get_files(d)}"
 acpaths = "default"
 EXTRA_AUTORECONF = "--exclude=autopoint"
 
+export lt_cv_sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec = "${libdir} ${base_libdir}"
+
 def autotools_set_crosscompiling(d):
 	if not bb.data.inherits_class('native', d):
 		return " cross_compiling=yes"
diff --git a/meta/classes/native.bbclass b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
index 9a41f19dc6..5e45aed37b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ exec_prefix = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}"
 
 libdir = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${libdir_native}"
 
+# Libtool's default paths are correct for the native machine
+lt_cv_sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec[unexport] = "1"
+
 NATIVE_PACKAGE_PATH_SUFFIX = ""
 bindir .= "${NATIVE_PACKAGE_PATH_SUFFIX}"
 libdir .= "${NATIVE_PACKAGE_PATH_SUFFIX}"