diff --git a/csc.scm b/csc.scm
index b5da715..38ba4ce 100644
--- a/csc.scm
+++ b/csc.scm
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 (define osx (eq? (software-version) 'macosx))
 (define win mingw)
 (define netbsd (eq? (software-version) 'netbsd))
+(define openbsd (eq? (software-version) 'openbsd))
+(define freebsd (eq? (software-version) 'freebsd))
 (define cygwin (eq? (build-platform) 'cygwin))
 
 (define elf
@@ -262,13 +264,16 @@
 	  (list
 	   (conc "-L\"" library-dir "\"")
 	   (conc " -Wl,-R\""
-		 (if (and deployed (not netbsd))
-		     "\\$ORIGIN"
-		     (prefix "" "lib"
-			     (if host-mode
-				 INSTALL_LIB_HOME
-				 TARGET_RUN_LIB_HOME)))
-		 "\"")) )
+                 (if deployed
+                     "\\$ORIGIN"
+                     (prefix "" "lib"
+                             (if host-mode
+                                 INSTALL_LIB_HOME
+                                 TARGET_RUN_LIB_HOME)))
+                 "\""
+                 (if (and deployed (or freebsd openbsd netbsd))
+                     " -Wl,-z,origin"
+                     ""))))
 	 (else
 	  (list (conc "-L\"" library-dir "\""))))
    (cond ((get-environment-variable "CHICKEN_C_LIBRARY_PATH") =>