diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dcc351c4..19a8f260 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ if test "x$enable_sigwinch" = xyes; then
   AC_DEFINE(SIGNALS_LESS, 1, [reduce impact of x-windows resize operations on top])
 fi
 
+DL_LIB=
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([numa],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-numa], [disable NUMA/Node support in top]),
   [disable_numa=yes], [])
@@ -203,7 +204,9 @@ if test "x$disable_numa" = x"yes"; then
 else
   AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl], [],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([dynamic linking unavailable, circumvent with --disable-numa])])
+  DL_LIB="$ac_cv_search_dlopen"
 fi
+AC_SUBST([DL_LIB])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([w-from],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-w-from], [enable w from field by default]),
diff --git a/top/Makefile.am b/top/Makefile.am
index 4958e54c..bba36bc9 100644
--- a/top/Makefile.am
+++ b/top/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = ../proc/libprocps.la -ldl
+AM_LDFLAGS = ../proc/libprocps.la
+AM_LDFLAGS += $(DL_LIB)
 
 if WITH_NCURSES
 usrbin_exec_PROGRAMS = \