diff --git a/Modules/Platform/AIX-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/AIX-GNU.cmake
index 81ba3657f..a73a7a237 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/AIX-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/AIX-GNU.cmake
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ macro(__aix_compiler_gnu lang)
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_${lang}_FLAG_SEP ":")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS} -Wl,-G,-brtl,-bnoipath")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_${lang}_FLAGS "-Wl,-brtl,-bnoipath,-bexpall")  # +s, flag for exe link to use shared lib
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_USE_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES_IN_RUNTIME_PATH 1)
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
index a40df5106..ee8bd90d3 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
@@ -1832,6 +1832,28 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::GetRPath(std::vector<std::string>& runtimeDirs,
       }
     }
 
+  // Add runtime paths required by the languages to always be
+  // present.  This is done even when skipping rpath support.
+  {
+  cmTarget::LinkClosure const* lc =
+    this->Target->GetLinkClosure(this->Config);
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator li = lc->Languages.begin();
+      li != lc->Languages.end(); ++li)
+    {
+    std::string useVar = "CMAKE_" + *li +
+      "_USE_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES_IN_RUNTIME_PATH";
+    if(this->Makefile->IsOn(useVar.c_str()))
+      {
+      std::string dirVar = "CMAKE_" + *li +
+        "_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES";
+      if(const char* dirs = this->Makefile->GetDefinition(dirVar.c_str()))
+        {
+        cmCLI_ExpandListUnique(dirs, runtimeDirs, emitted);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Add runtime paths required by the platform to always be
   // present.  This is done even when skipping rpath support.
   cmCLI_ExpandListUnique(this->RuntimeAlways.c_str(), runtimeDirs, emitted);
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
index 8db0e8f53..23590b892 100644
--- a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
@@ -1803,6 +1803,9 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm)
                      cmProperty::VARIABLE,0,0);
   cm->DefineProperty("CMAKE_PLATFORM_REQUIRED_RUNTIME_PATH",
                      cmProperty::VARIABLE,0,0);
+  cm->DefineProperty(
+    "CMAKE_<LANG>_USE_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES_IN_RUNTIME_PATH",
+    cmProperty::VARIABLE,0,0);
   cm->DefineProperty("CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_<LANG>_FLAGS",
                      cmProperty::VARIABLE,0,0);
   cm->DefineProperty("CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_<LANG>_FLAGS",