diff --git a/python.jam b/python.jam
index b9ecef9a0..f860b9cf1 100644
--- a/python.jam
+++ b/python.jam
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ else if $(UNIX)
     PYTHON_INCLUDES ?= $(PYTHON_ROOT)/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) ;
     PYTHON_LIB_PATH ?= $(PYTHON_ROOT)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config ;
     PYTHON_STDLIB_PATH ?= $(PYTHON_ROOT)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) ;
-    PYTHON_EMBEDDED_LIBRARY = python$(PYTHON_VERSION) ;
+    PYTHON_EMBEDDED_LIBRARY = python$(PYTHON_VERSION) dl ;
 
     PYTHON_PROPERTIES ?=
       <sysinclude>$(PYTHON_INCLUDES)
diff --git a/v1/python.jam b/v1/python.jam
index b9ecef9a0..f860b9cf1 100644
--- a/v1/python.jam
+++ b/v1/python.jam
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ else if $(UNIX)
     PYTHON_INCLUDES ?= $(PYTHON_ROOT)/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) ;
     PYTHON_LIB_PATH ?= $(PYTHON_ROOT)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/config ;
     PYTHON_STDLIB_PATH ?= $(PYTHON_ROOT)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION) ;
-    PYTHON_EMBEDDED_LIBRARY = python$(PYTHON_VERSION) ;
+    PYTHON_EMBEDDED_LIBRARY = python$(PYTHON_VERSION) dl ;
 
     PYTHON_PROPERTIES ?=
       <sysinclude>$(PYTHON_INCLUDES)