diff --git a/config/ac-macros/yassl.m4 b/config/ac-macros/yassl.m4
index d1216554862c4cd3548d429daa2795587deafb9d..77208faee0c232c8d7708b3c9a21b2d2190b7b5d 100644
--- a/config/ac-macros/yassl.m4
+++ b/config/ac-macros/yassl.m4
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MYSQL_CHECK_YASSL], [
     yassl_dir="extra/yassl"
     yassl_libs="-L\$(top_srcdir)/extra/yassl/src -lyassl -L\$(top_srcdir)/extra/yassl/taocrypt/src -ltaocrypt"
     yassl_includes="-I\$(top_srcdir)/extra/yassl/include"
+    yassl_libs_with_path="\$(top_srcdir)/extra/yassl/src/libyassl.la \$(top_srcdir)/extra/yassl/taocrypt/src/libtaocrypt.la"
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_OPENSSL], [1], [Defined by configure. Using yaSSL for OpenSSL emulation.])
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_YASSL], [1], [Defined by configure. Using yaSSL for OpenSSL emulation.])
     # System specific checks
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MYSQL_CHECK_YASSL], [
     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
   fi
   AC_SUBST(yassl_libs)
+  AC_SUBST(yassl_libs_with_path)
   AC_SUBST(yassl_includes)
   AC_SUBST(yassl_dir)
   AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_YASSL], [ test "with_yassl" = "yes" ])
diff --git a/libmysql/Makefile.am b/libmysql/Makefile.am
index 319a99132558078b0f0e0630d4a7f7141bdebc24..a3e16b521a984fe2e910017902537370268566c7 100644
--- a/libmysql/Makefile.am
+++ b/libmysql/Makefile.am
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 
 target =	libmysqlclient.la
 target_defs =	-DUNDEF_THREADS_HACK -DDONT_USE_RAID @LIB_EXTRA_CCFLAGS@
-LIBS =		@CLIENT_LIBS@ @yassl_libs@
+LIBS =		@CLIENT_LIBS@ 
 INCLUDES =	-I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 		$(openssl_includes) $(yassl_includes) @ZLIB_INCLUDES@
 
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.shared
 
 libmysqlclient_la_SOURCES = $(target_sources)
-libmysqlclient_la_LIBADD = $(target_libadd)
+libmysqlclient_la_LIBADD = $(target_libadd) $(yassl_libs_with_path)
 libmysqlclient_la_LDFLAGS = $(target_ldflags)
 EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.shared libmysql.def
 noinst_HEADERS = client_settings.h