diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a61f6f1b..1726133c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
 
+* Fixed #909; out of tree build issue on Linux.
+
 * Fixed #888; hangs on terminate when inproc connected but never bound.
 
 * Fixed #868; assertion failure at ip.cpp:137 when using port scanner.
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0f0ed9be..d879a238 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ else
 if ON_ANDROID
 libzmq_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -version-info @LTVER@ @LIBZMQ_EXTRA_LDFLAGS@
 else
-libzmq_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LTVER@ @LIBZMQ_EXTRA_LDFLAGS@ -Wl,--version-script=libzmq.vers
+if ON_LINUX
+libzmq_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LTVER@ @LIBZMQ_EXTRA_LDFLAGS@ -Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libzmq.vers
+else
+libzmq_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LTVER@ @LIBZMQ_EXTRA_LDFLAGS@ -Wl
+endif
 endif
 endif