diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py
index b295857ab5..26440ab7c8 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ def write_makefile_inc(self):
                 # Building dylibs with mpif90 causes segfaults on 10.8 and 10.10. Use gfortran. (Homebrew)
                 makefile_conf.extend([
                     'LIBEXT=.dylib',
-                    'AR=%s -dynamiclib -undefined dynamic_lookup -o ' % os.environ['FC'],
+                    'AR=%s -dynamiclib -Wl,-install_name -Wl,%s/$(notdir $@) -undefined dynamic_lookup -o ' % (os.environ['FC'],prefix.lib),
                     'RANLIB=echo'
                 ])
             else:
                 makefile_conf.extend([
                     'LIBEXT=.so',
-                    'AR=$(FL) -shared -o',
+                    'AR=$(FL) -shared -Wl,-soname -Wl,%s/$(notdir $@) -o' % prefix.lib,
                     'RANLIB=echo'
                 ])
         else: