diff --git a/lang/gnustep-base/Makefile b/lang/gnustep-base/Makefile
index 7d9aecb09f9e..6ffc39bf46c6 100644
--- a/lang/gnustep-base/Makefile
+++ b/lang/gnustep-base/Makefile
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ USE_GNUSTEP_BUILD=	yes
 USE_GNUSTEP_INSTALL=	yes
 .include "${PORTSDIR}/devel/gnustep/bsd.gnustep.mk"
 
+TARGLIB!=	(cd ${PORTSDIR}/${GNUSTEP_OBJC_PORT} && make -V TARGLIB)
+
 post-extract:
-	@${SED} -e "s=%%PREFIX%%=${LOCALBASE}=" ${FILESDIR}/GNUstep.sh \
+	@${SED} -e "s=%%PREFIX%%=${LOCALBASE}=" \
+		-e "s=%%TARGLIB%%=${TARGLIB}=" ${FILESDIR}/GNUstep.sh \
 		> ${WRKSRC}/GNUstep.sh
 
 post-install:
diff --git a/lang/gnustep-base/files/GNUstep.sh b/lang/gnustep-base/files/GNUstep.sh
index b5672dec2f4e..e5905d124e99 100644
--- a/lang/gnustep-base/files/GNUstep.sh
+++ b/lang/gnustep-base/files/GNUstep.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT="${PREFIX}/GNUstep/System"
 case "$1" in
 start)
 	if [ -e ${GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT}/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh ]; then
+		ldconfig -m %%TARGLIB%%
 		. ${GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT}/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
 		rm -f ${PIDFILE}
 		opentool gdomap -a ${IFFILE} -I ${PIDFILE}