diff --git a/cl_dll/wscript b/cl_dll/wscript
index e776a54d..b500150c 100644
--- a/cl_dll/wscript
+++ b/cl_dll/wscript
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def configure(conf):
 	conf.env.USE_NOVGUI_SCOREBOARD = conf.options.USE_NOVGUI_SCOREBOARD
 	conf.env.USE_VOICEMGR = conf.options.USE_VOICEMGR
 	conf.env.GOLDSOURCE_SUPPORT = conf.options.GOLDSOURCE_SUPPORT
+
+	if conf.env.GOLDSOURCE_SUPPORT:
+		conf.check_cc(lib='dl')
+
 	if conf.env.USE_VGUI:
 		conf.load('vgui')
 		if not conf.check_vgui():
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ def build(bld):
 		'game_shared/voice_vgui_tweakdlg.cpp',
 		'game_shared/voice_gamemgr.cpp',
 		'game_shared/voice_status.cpp']
-	
+
 	if bld.env.USE_VGUI:
 		defines += ['USE_VGUI']
 		libs += ['VGUI']
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ def build(bld):
 			defines += ['USE_NOVGUI_MOTD']
 		else:
 			excluded_files += ['MOTD.cpp']
-		
+
 		if bld.env.USE_NOVGUI_SCOREBOARD:
 			defines += ['USE_NOVGUI_SCOREBOARD']
 		else:
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 6163e793..eae81555 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ def configure(conf):
 			for i in a:
 				conf.check_cc(lib = i)
 	else:
-		if conf.env.GOLDSOURCE_SUPPORT:
-			conf.check_cc(lib='dl')
 		conf.check_cc(lib='m')
 
 	# check if we can use C99 tgmath