diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9a32150f88..b33b9e6cb1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ ffserver="yes"
 ffplay="yes"
 LDFLAGS=-Wl,--warn-common
 FFSLDFLAGS=-Wl,-E
+LDCONFIG="ldconfig"
 LIBPREF="lib"
 LIBSUF=".a"
 SLIBPREF="lib"
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ dv1394="no"
 make="gmake"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS \$(PIC)"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -export-dynamic -pthread"
+LDCONFIG="ldconfig -m \$(libdir)"
 extralibs="$extralibs -lossaudio"
 ;;
 FreeBSD)
@@ -1205,6 +1207,7 @@ fi
 echo "OPTFLAGS=$CFLAGS" >> config.mak
 echo "SHCFLAGS=$SHCFLAGS">>config.mak
 echo "LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS" >> config.mak
+echo "LDCONFIG=$LDCONFIG" >> config.mak
 echo "FFSLDFLAGS=$FFSLDFLAGS" >> config.mak
 echo "SHFLAGS=$SHFLAGS" >> config.mak
 echo "BUILDSUF=$BUILDSUF" >> config.mak
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 41b05a88fd..a54cf348bc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ else
 	install -d $(libdir)
 	install $(INSTALLSTRIP) -m 755 $(SLIB) $(libdir)/libavcodec-$(VERSION).so
 	ln -sf libavcodec-$(VERSION).so $(libdir)/libavcodec.so
-	ldconfig || true
+	$(LDCONFIG) || true
 endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PP),yes)
 	$(MAKE) -C libpostproc $@
diff --git a/libavcodec/libpostproc/Makefile b/libavcodec/libpostproc/Makefile
index 60d01df9a4..0f4147896c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libpostproc/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/libpostproc/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ else
 	ln -sf $(SPPLIB).$(SPPVERSION) $(libdir)/$(SPPLIB).$(SPPMAJOR)
 	install -d $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 	install -m 644 ../../libpostproc.pc $(libdir)/pkgconfig
-	ldconfig || true
+	$(LDCONFIG) || true
 endif
 endif
 	mkdir -p $(prefix)/include/postproc
diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 3b1b1437d4..795ba022d6 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ else
 	install -d $(libdir)
 	install $(INSTALLSTRIP) -m 755 $(SLIB) $(libdir)/libavformat-$(VERSION).so
 	ln -sf libavformat-$(VERSION).so $(libdir)/libavformat.so
-	ldconfig || true
+	$(LDCONFIG) || true
 endif
 else
 install: