--- configure.orig	2012-02-29 12:25:34.000000000 +0100
+++ configure	2012-02-29 12:26:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -4802,7 +4802,7 @@
 	   exp_extra="\"\""
 	   if test $ac_sys_release -ge 5 -o \
 		   $ac_sys_release -eq 4 -a `uname -r` -ge 2 ; then
-	       exp_extra="."
+	       exp_extra="libpython\$(VERSION).so"
 	   fi
 	   LINKCC="\$(srcdir)/Modules/makexp_aix Modules/python.exp $exp_extra \$(LIBRARY); $LINKCC";;
 	QNX*)
--- configure.in.orig	2012-02-29 12:28:09.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.in	2012-02-29 12:28:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
 	   exp_extra="\"\""
 	   if test $ac_sys_release -ge 5 -o \
 		   $ac_sys_release -eq 4 -a `uname -r` -ge 2 ; then
-	       exp_extra="."
+	       exp_extra="libpython\$(VERSION).so"
 	   fi
 	   LINKCC="\$(srcdir)/Modules/makexp_aix Modules/python.exp $exp_extra \$(LIBRARY); $LINKCC";;
 	QNX*)