@@ -35,18 +35,34 @@
 	dnl Determine how to make shared objects
 	DC_GET_SHOBJFLAGS
 
 	dnl Only export symbols we wish to expose
 	TARGET="tcc4tcl.${SHOBJEXT}"
+
+	no_dlopen='1'
 else
 	AC_CHECK_TOOL([RANLIB], [ranlib])
 	AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar])
 
 	TARGET="tcc4tcl-static.a"
+
+	no_dlopen='0'
 fi
 AC_SUBST(TARGET)
 AC_SUBST(TCC4TCL_TARGET)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([dlopen], AS_HELP_STRING([--without-dlopen], [do not define dlopen/dlclose/dlerror]), [
+	if test "$withval" = "no"; then
+		no_dlopen='1'
+	else
+		no_dlopen='0'
+	fi
+])
+
+if test "$no_dlopen" = '1'; then
+	CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DCONFIG_TCC_STATIC_NODLOPEN=1"
+fi
 
 dnl Perform Tcl Extension required stuff
 TCLEXT_INIT
 
 dnl This must be done last since it breaks the compilation