--- 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):