diff --git a/tools/Rules.mk b/tools/Rules.mk
index 2c422bde9b..ffa5fd3e23 100644
--- a/tools/Rules.mk
+++ b/tools/Rules.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ SHLIB_libxenctrl  = -Wl,-rpath-link=$(XEN_LIBXC)
 
 CFLAGS_libxenguest = -I$(XEN_LIBXC)/include $(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
 LDLIBS_libxenguest = $(XEN_LIBXC)/libxenguest$(libextension)
-SHLIB_libxenguest  = -Wl,-rpath-link=L$(XEN_LIBXC)
+SHLIB_libxenguest  = -Wl,-rpath-link=$(XEN_LIBXC)
 
 CFLAGS_libxenstore = -I$(XEN_XENSTORE)/include $(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
 LDLIBS_libxenstore = $(XEN_XENSTORE)/libxenstore$(libextension)
diff --git a/tools/libxl/Makefile b/tools/libxl/Makefile
index c5ecec1293..6ff5beee8a 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libxl/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LDFLAGS += $(PTHREAD_LDFLAGS)
 LIBXL_LIBS += $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 LIBXL_LIBS += $(LIBXL_LIBS-y)
 
-LIBXLU_LIBS = libxenlight.so
+LIBXLU_LIBS = $(LDLIBS_libxenlight)
 
 LIBXL_OBJS-y = osdeps.o libxl_paths.o libxl_bootloader.o flexarray.o
 ifeq ($(LIBXL_BLKTAP),y)