diff --git a/src/tools/python.jam b/src/tools/python.jam
index 2c8486d78..69b0f7c0f 100644
--- a/src/tools/python.jam
+++ b/src/tools/python.jam
@@ -160,12 +160,18 @@ rule init-unix ( version ? : root ? : includes ? : libraries ? : condition * )
     # way to refactor it.
     # Note that for 'sun' toolset, rt is already unconditionally
     # added.
+
+    # (MS) Question: Why not [ os.name ] in the next statement?
     switch [ modules.peek : JAMUNAME ]
     {
         case SunOS* :
         {
             extra-libs-conditional += <toolset>gcc:<source>rt ;
         }
+        case OSF* :
+        {
+            extra-libs-conditional += <toolset>gcc:<source>rt ;
+        }
     }
              
     # On Linux, we don't want to link either Boost.Python or