diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index cdea5306fa3..c3c89c8ee17 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri May  5 10:29:21 2000  Marc Espie <espie@cvs.openbsd.org>
+
+	* config/openbsd.h (LINK_SPEC): pass correct flags to ld 
+	to support -shared, on platforms with dynamic libraries.
+
 Fri May  5 10:27:06 2000  Philippe De Muyter  <phdm@macqel.be>
 
 	* system.h (S_ISBLK): Provide fallback definition.
diff --git a/gcc/config/openbsd.h b/gcc/config/openbsd.h
index 1d813ddbda6..bcf5ff262f0 100644
--- a/gcc/config/openbsd.h
+++ b/gcc/config/openbsd.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
   "%{!nostdlib:%{!r*:%{!e*:-e start}}} -dc -dp %{assert*}"
 #else
 #define LINK_SPEC \
-  "%{!nostdlib:%{!r*:%{!e*:-e start}}} -dc -dp %{R*} %{static:-Bstatic} %{assert*}"
+  "%{!shared:%{!nostdlib:%{!r*:%{!e*:-e start}}}} %{shared:-Bshareable -x} -dc -dp %{R*} %{static:-Bstatic} %{assert*}"
 #endif
 
 #undef LIB_SPEC