diff --git a/package/base/gcc3/gcc3.conf b/package/base/gcc3/gcc3.conf
index 4d6b9bac9..fcd82ddf6 100644
--- a/package/base/gcc3/gcc3.conf
+++ b/package/base/gcc3/gcc3.conf
@@ -348,19 +348,21 @@ gcc_stage0() {
 	cd $root/$prefix/lib/${gcc_lib_dir}
 	mv specs specs.orig
 
+	# Hint for the reader:
+	# The options are listed in _inverse_ order here.
 	x="$base/build/$ROCKCFG_ID/root"
-	tr '\n' '@' < specs.orig | \
-	sed -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/lib |"			\
-	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/usr/lib |"			\
-	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/usr/local/lib |"		\
-	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/usr/$arch_target/lib |"	\
+	tr '\n' '@' < specs.orig | sed \
 	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L /usr/$arch_target/lib |"	\
-	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I $x/usr/include |"			\
-	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I $x/usr/local/include |"		\
-	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I $x/usr/$arch_target/include |"	\
+	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/usr/$arch_target/lib |"	\
+	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/usr/local/lib |"		\
+	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/usr/lib |"			\
+	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-L $x/lib |"			\
+	    -e "s|@\\*link:@|@*link:@-rpath-link $x/lib |"		\
+	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I /usr/$arch_target/include |"	\
 	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I $x/usr/$arch_target/include |"	\
-	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I /usr/$arch_target/include |"	|
-	tr '@' '\n' > specs
+	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I $x/usr/local/include |"		\
+	    -e "s|@\\*cpp:@|@*cpp:@-I $x/usr/include |"			\
+	| tr '@' '\n' > specs
 
 	rm -f $root/$prefix/.lastupdate
 }