diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 74acc6ea3..c7332a7f6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ aclocal_DATA = hamlib.m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = PLAN TODO LICENSE hamlib.m4
 
-SUBDIRS = include lib libltdl src @BACKEND_LIST@ c++ tcl tests doc
+SUBDIRS = include lib libltdl src @BACKEND_LIST@ @ROT_BACKEND_LIST@ \
+          c++ tcl tests doc
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS = include lib libltdl src c++ tcl tests doc \
 	icom kenwood aor yaesu dummy pcr alinco uniden tentec kachina jrc \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 53ef5a640..91efb6b80 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(NET)
 
 
-BACKEND_LIST="icom kenwood aor yaesu dummy pcr alinco uniden tentec kachina jrc easycomm"
+BACKEND_LIST="icom kenwood aor yaesu dummy pcr alinco uniden tentec kachina jrc"
+ROT_BACKEND_LIST="dummy easycomm"
 
 case "$host_os" in
  linux-gnu*)
@@ -165,7 +166,8 @@ case "$host_os" in
 esac
 
 if test "${ac_cv_header_rpc_rpc_h}" = "yes" ; then
- BACKEND_LIST="$BACKEND_LIST rpcrig rpcrot"
+    BACKEND_LIST="$BACKEND_LIST rpcrig"
+    ROT_BACKEND_LIST="$ROT_BACKEND_LIST rpcrot"
 fi
 
 # dlopen force or preopen self for static version ?
@@ -178,6 +180,16 @@ AC_SUBST(BACKEND_LIST)
 AC_SUBST(BACKENDLNK)
 AC_SUBST(BACKENDEPS)
 
+# dlopen force or preopen self for static version ?
+ROT_BACKENDLNK="-dlopen force"
+for be in ${ROT_BACKEND_LIST} ; do
+    ROT_BACKENDLNK="${ROT_BACKENDLNK} -dlopen ../${be}/libhamlib-${be}.la"
+    ROT_BACKENDEPS="${ROT_BACKENDEPS} ../${be}/libhamlib-${be}.la"
+done
+AC_SUBST(ROT_BACKEND_LIST)
+AC_SUBST(ROT_BACKENDLNK)
+AC_SUBST(ROT_BACKENDEPS)
+
 Xsed="sed -e s/^X//"
 LTLIBOBJS=`echo X"$LIBOBJS" | $Xsed -e "s,\.[^.]* ,.lo ,g;s,\.[^.]*\$,.lo,"`
 AC_SUBST(LIBOBJS)
diff --git a/rpcrot/Makefile.am b/rpcrot/Makefile.am
index 3fdd49624..1fd32634a 100644
--- a/rpcrot/Makefile.am
+++ b/rpcrot/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.1 2002-01-16 16:45:11 fgretief Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.2 2002-01-16 19:17:10 fgretief Exp $
 #
 # rpcrot_xdr.c rpcrot_svc.c rpcrot_clnt.c and rpcrot.h are generated by rpcgen
 # have to provide: rpcrot_proc.c rpcrotd.c rpcrot_backend.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES = ../src/libhamlib.la
 
 # The RPC server
 sbin_PROGRAMS = rpc.rotd
-rpc_rotd_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPENDENCIES) @BACKENDEPS@
+rpc_rotd_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPENDENCIES) @ROT_BACKENDEPS@
 rpc_rotd_SOURCES = $(RPCROT_SVC)
-rpc_rotd_LDFLAGS = @BACKENDLNK@
+rpc_rotd_LDFLAGS = @ROT_BACKENDLNK@
 man_MANS = rpc.rotd.8
 
 # The RPC backend