--- ./configure.ac_orig	2023-03-28 01:55:21.707504834 +0000
+++ ./configure.ac	2023-05-08 01:41:13.980954401 +0000
@@ -2375,6 +2375,12 @@
 *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw*)	RUBYDYNAMICLINKING="-L$RUBYLIB $RUBYLINK";;
 *)		RUBYDYNAMICLINKING="";;
 esac
+
+case $host in
+*-*-aix*)       RUBYDYNAMICLINKING="-L/opt/freeware/lib -lruby";;
+*)              RUBYDYNAMICLINKING="";;
+esac
+
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(RUBYINCLUDE)