diff --git a/util/configure b/util/configure
index eeb4ec2..090830f 100755
--- a/util/configure
+++ b/util/configure
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ my $ngx_prefix = "$prefix/nginx";
 my $resty_opts = build_resty_opts(\%resty_opts);
 
 if (@ngx_rpaths) {
-    unshift @ngx_ld_opts, "-Wl,-rpath=" . join(":", @ngx_rpaths);
+    unshift @ngx_ld_opts, "-Wl,-rpath," . join(":", @ngx_rpaths);
 }
 
 my $ld_opts = '';
diff --git a/util/ver b/util/ver
index c761fb1..9b6bfa6 100755
--- a/util/ver
+++ b/util/ver
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 main_ver=0.8.54
-minor_ver=3rc1
+minor_ver=3rc2
 version=$main_ver.$minor_ver
 echo $version