diff --git a/R/zzz.R b/R/zzz.R
index 97becd7..803ca39 100644
--- a/R/zzz.R
+++ b/R/zzz.R
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pkgconfig <- function(opt = c("PKG_CXX_LIBS", "PKG_C_LIBS", "PKG_CXX_HL_LIBS", "
 
   path <- Sys.getenv(
     x = "RHDF5LIB_RPATH",
-    unset = system.file("lib", package="Rhdf5lib", mustWork=TRUE)
+    unset = ""
   )
 
   if (nzchar(.Platform$r_arch)) {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pkgconfig <- function(opt = c("PKG_CXX_LIBS", "PKG_C_LIBS", "PKG_CXX_HL_LIBS", "
                               sprintf('-L%s -lhdf5 %s',
                                       patharch, winlibs)
                             }, {
-                              sprintf('"%s/libhdf5.a"%s%s', 
+                              sprintf('-lhdf5',
                                       patharch, .getSzipLoc(patharch), .getDynamicLinks())
                             }
                      )
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pkgconfig <- function(opt = c("PKG_CXX_LIBS", "PKG_C_LIBS", "PKG_CXX_HL_LIBS", "
                               sprintf('-L%s -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5 %s',
                                       patharch, winlibs)
                             }, {
-                              sprintf('"%s/libhdf5_cpp.a" "%s/libhdf5.a"%s%s',
+                              sprintf('-lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5',
                                       patharch, patharch, .getSzipLoc(patharch), .getDynamicLinks())
                             }
                      )
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pkgconfig <- function(opt = c("PKG_CXX_LIBS", "PKG_C_LIBS", "PKG_CXX_HL_LIBS", "
                               sprintf('-L%s -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 %s',
                                       patharch, winlibs)
                             }, {
-                              sprintf('"%s/libhdf5_hl.a" "%s/libhdf5.a"%s%s', 
+                              sprintf('-lhdf5_hl -lhdf5',
                                       patharch, patharch, .getSzipLoc(patharch), .getDynamicLinks())
                             }
                      )
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pkgconfig <- function(opt = c("PKG_CXX_LIBS", "PKG_C_LIBS", "PKG_CXX_HL_LIBS", "
                               sprintf('-L%s -lhdf5_hl_cpp -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5 %s',
                                       patharch, winlibs)
                             }, {
-                              sprintf('"%s/libhdf5_hl_cpp.a" "%s/libhdf5_hl.a" "%s/libhdf5_cpp.a" "%s/libhdf5.a"%s%s',
+                              sprintf('-lhdf5_hl_cpp -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5',
                                       patharch, patharch, patharch, patharch, .getSzipLoc(patharch), .getDynamicLinks())
                             }
                      )
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ getHdf5Version <- function() {
 #'
 #' @keywords internal
 .getDynamicLinks <- function() {
+  return("")
   sysname <- Sys.info()['sysname']
   if(sysname == "Windows") {
     links <- "-lz"
diff --git a/src/Makevars.in b/src/Makevars.in
index addb6a0..590784a 100644
--- a/src/Makevars.in
+++ b/src/Makevars.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ USER_LIB_DIR = ${R_PACKAGE_DIR}/lib${R_ARCH}/
 
 PKG_CPPFLAGS = -I${USER_INCLUDE_DIR} ${ZLIB_INCLUDE}
 PKG_CFLAGS = ${ZLIB_LIB}
-PKG_LIBS = "${USER_LIB_DIR}libhdf5.a" @SZIP_LIB@ -lz
+PKG_LIBS = -lhdf5 -lsz
 
 
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ all: $(SHLIB)
 
 $(SHLIB): Rhdf5lib.o
 
-Rhdf5lib.o: copy-hdf5 @COPY_SZIP@
+Rhdf5lib.o:
 
 copy-szip: copy-hdf5
 	cp hdf5/libaec-1.0.4/build/szip/lib/libsz.a "${USER_LIB_DIR}"