diff --git a/build/Jamfile b/build/Jamfile
index 97d8222e..eb092146 100644
--- a/build/Jamfile
+++ b/build/Jamfile
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ if [ check-python-config ]
 
   if $(UNIX) && ( $(OS) = AIX )
   {
-      bpl-linkflags = <linkflags>"-e initlibbpl" ;
+      bpl-linkflags = <linkflags>"-e initlibboost_python"
+        <linkflags>"-e initlibboost_python_debug
+        <linkflags>"-e initlibboost_python_pydebug"
+        ;
   }
 
   dll boost_python
diff --git a/src/aix_init_module.cpp b/src/aix_init_module.cpp
index 2345aa4f..93c710ec 100644
--- a/src/aix_init_module.cpp
+++ b/src/aix_init_module.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,20 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
 
 namespace
 {
-  extern "C" void initlibbpl()
+  static PyMethodDef initial_methods[] = { { 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  extern "C" void initlibboost_python()
   {
-      static PyMethodDef initial_methods[] = { { 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
-      Py_InitModule("libbpl", initial_methods);
+      Py_InitModule("libbboost_python", initial_methods);
+  }
+
+  extern "C" void initlibboost_python_debug()
+  {
+      Py_InitModule("libbboost_python_debug", initial_methods);
+  }
+
+  extern "C" void initlibboost_python_pydebug()
+  {
+      Py_InitModule("libbboost_python_pydebug", initial_methods);
   }
 
   struct find_and_open_file