--- ./configure_orig	2026-07-12 23:12:15.679024104 -0400
+++ ./configure	2026-07-12 23:38:41.543283325 -0400
@@ -26897,7 +26879,7 @@
 LIBPYTHON=''
 
 # On Android and Cygwin the shared libraries must be linked with libpython.
-if test "$PY_ENABLE_SHARED" = "1" && ( test -n "$ANDROID_API_LEVEL" || test "$MACHDEP" = "cygwin"); then
+if test "$PY_ENABLE_SHARED" = "1" && ( test -n "$ANDROID_API_LEVEL" || test "$MACHDEP" = "cygwin" || test "$MACHDEP" = "aix"); then
   MODULE_DEPS_SHARED="$MODULE_DEPS_SHARED \$(LDLIBRARY)"
   LIBPYTHON="\$(BLDLIBRARY)"
 fi