diff -up sip-4.12.4/siputils.py.no_rpath sip-4.12.4/siputils.py
--- sip-4.12.4/siputils.py.no_rpath	2011-09-14 13:47:04.430121782 -0500
+++ sip-4.12.4/siputils.py	2011-09-14 13:49:58.173949684 -0500
@@ -418,11 +418,12 @@ class Makefile:
 
         rpaths = _UniqueList()
 
-        for l in self.extra_lib_dirs:
-            # Ignore relative directories.  This is really a hack to handle
-            # SIP v3 inter-module linking.
-            if os.path.dirname(l) not in ("", ".", ".."):
-                rpaths.append(l)
+        ## HACK indeed, let's not rpath the world, mm-kay?  -- rex 
+        #for l in self.extra_lib_dirs:
+            ## Ignore relative directories.  This is really a hack to handle
+            ## SIP v3 inter-module linking.
+            #if os.path.dirname(l) not in ("", ".", ".."):
+                #rpaths.append(l)
 
         if self._python:
             incdir.append(self.config.py_inc_dir)
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ class Makefile:
             # Handle library directories.
             libdir_qt = self.optional_list("LIBDIR_QT")
             libdir.extend(libdir_qt)
-            rpaths.extend(libdir_qt)
+            #rpaths.extend(libdir_qt)
 
             if self.config.qt_version >= 0x040000:
                 # Try and read QT_LIBINFIX from qconfig.pri.