diff --git a/util/configure b/util/configure
index 0a4f09b..cf75d7d 100755
--- a/util/configure
+++ b/util/configure
@@ -341,7 +341,14 @@ if ($platform ne 'msys') {
 my $resty_opts = build_resty_opts(\%resty_opts);
 
 if (@ngx_rpaths) {
-    unshift @ngx_ld_opts, "-Wl,-rpath," . join(":", @ngx_rpaths);
+    if ($platform eq 'macosx') {
+        for (@ngx_rpaths) {
+            unshift @ngx_ld_opts, "-Wl,-rpath,$_";
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        unshift @ngx_ld_opts, "-Wl,-rpath," . join ":", @ngx_rpaths;
+    }
 }
 
 my $ld_opts = '';