--- a/Python/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py
+++ b/Python/Lib/distutils/unixccompiler.py
@@ -209,7 +209,12 @@ class UnixCCompiler(CCompiler):
         objects, output_dir = self._fix_object_args(objects, output_dir)
         libraries, library_dirs, runtime_library_dirs = \
             self._fix_lib_args(libraries, library_dirs, runtime_library_dirs)
-
+        # filter out standard library paths, which are not explicitely needed
+        # for linking
+        library_dirs = [dir for dir in library_dirs
+                        if not dir in ('/lib', '/lib64', '/usr/lib', '/usr/lib64')]
+        runtime_library_dirs = [dir for dir in runtime_library_dirs
+                                if not dir in ('/lib', '/lib64', '/usr/lib', '/usr/lib64')]
         lib_opts = gen_lib_options(self, library_dirs, runtime_library_dirs,
                                    libraries)
         if type(output_dir) not in (StringType, NoneType):