--- Python/dynload_shlib.c.dist	Tue May 23 19:06:13 2000
+++ Python/dynload_shlib.c	Tue May 23 19:07:18 2000
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ dl_funcptr _PyImport_GetDynLoadFunc(cons
 #ifdef RTLD_NOW
 	/* RTLD_NOW: resolve externals now
 	   (i.e. core dump now if some are missing) */
-	handle = dlopen(pathname, RTLD_NOW);
+	handle = dlopen(pathname, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL);
 #else
 	if (Py_VerboseFlag)
 		printf("dlopen(\"%s\", %d);\n", pathname,
-		       RTLD_LAZY);
-	handle = dlopen(pathname, RTLD_LAZY);
+		       RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
+	handle = dlopen(pathname, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
 #endif /* RTLD_NOW */
 	if (handle == NULL) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, dlerror());