diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index b44e6a72b0..f8ff2e1725 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -6979,7 +6979,7 @@ if PkgSkip("PYTHON") == 0:
 
     if GetTarget() == 'linux' or GetTarget() == 'freebsd':
         # Setup rpath so libs can be found in the same directory as the deployed game
-        LibName('DEPLOYSTUB', "-Wl,-rpath,\\$ORIGIN")
+        LibName('DEPLOYSTUB', "-Wl,--disable-new-dtags,-rpath,\\$ORIGIN")
         LibName('DEPLOYSTUB', "-Wl,-z,origin")
         LibName('DEPLOYSTUB', "-rdynamic")
     PyTargetAdd('deploy-stub.exe', input='deploy-stub.obj')