diff --git a/extra/ldap/libldap/libldap.factor b/extra/ldap/libldap/libldap.factor
index ae613bd461..6db6884071 100755
--- a/extra/ldap/libldap/libldap.factor
+++ b/extra/ldap/libldap/libldap.factor
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ USING: alien alien.syntax combinators kernel system ;
 IN: ldap.libldap
 
 << "libldap" {
-    { [ win32? ] [ "libldap.dll" "stdcall" ] }
+    { [ win32? ]  [ "libldap.dll" "stdcall" ] }
     { [ macosx? ] [ "libldap.dylib" "cdecl" ] }
-    { [ unix? ] [ "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH/libldap.so" "cdecl" ] }
+    { [ unix? ]   [ "libldap.so" "cdecl" ] }
 } cond add-library >>
  
 : LDAP_VERSION1     1 ; inline
diff --git a/extra/openssl/libcrypto/libcrypto.factor b/extra/openssl/libcrypto/libcrypto.factor
index 8378a11956..7b3ad2cf9f 100755
--- a/extra/openssl/libcrypto/libcrypto.factor
+++ b/extra/openssl/libcrypto/libcrypto.factor
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ USING: alien alien.syntax combinators kernel system ;
 IN: openssl.libcrypto
 
 "libcrypto" {
-    { [ win32? ] [ "libeay32.dll" "stdcall" ] }
+    { [ win32? ]  [ "libeay32.dll" "stdcall" ] }
     { [ macosx? ] [ "libcrypto.dylib" "cdecl" ] }
-    { [ unix? ] [ "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH/libcrypto.so" "cdecl" ] }
+    { [ unix? ]   [ "libcrypto.so" "cdecl" ] }
 } cond add-library
 
 C-STRUCT: bio-method
diff --git a/extra/openssl/libssl/libssl.factor b/extra/openssl/libssl/libssl.factor
index 8d1b3b5247..d8709cbf53 100644
--- a/extra/openssl/libssl/libssl.factor
+++ b/extra/openssl/libssl/libssl.factor
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ USING: alien alien.syntax combinators kernel system ;
 IN: openssl.libssl
 
 << "libssl" {
-    { [ win32? ] [ "ssleay32.dll" "stdcall" ] }
+    { [ win32? ]  [ "ssleay32.dll" "stdcall" ] }
     { [ macosx? ] [ "libssl.dylib" "cdecl" ] }
-    { [ unix? ] [ "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH/libssl.so" "cdecl" ] }
+    { [ unix? ]   [ "libssl.so" "cdecl" ] }
 } cond add-library >>
 
 : X509_FILETYPE_PEM       1 ; inline