diff --git a/scripts/mk_util.py b/scripts/mk_util.py
index b3c21b552..16286d62e 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_util.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_util.py
@@ -1384,12 +1384,12 @@ class MLComponent(Component):
             out.write('\t%s ' % (OCAMLOPT))
             if DEBUG_MODE:
                 out.write('-g ')
-            out.write('-cclib "-L %s -lz3ml" -I %s %s/z3enums.ml %s/z3native.ml %s/z3.ml -a -o api/ml/z3.cmxa -linkall\n' % (sub_dir, sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir))
+            out.write('-cclib -lz3ml -I %s %s/z3enums.ml %s/z3native.ml %s/z3.ml -a -o api/ml/z3.cmxa -linkall\n' % (sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir))
             out.write('%s: %s\n' % (os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxs'), os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxa')))
             out.write('\t%s ' % (OCAMLOPT))
             if DEBUG_MODE:
                 out.write('-g ')
-            out.write('-cclib "-L %s -lz3ml" -shared -o %s %s -linkall\n' % (sub_dir, os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxs'), os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxa')))
+            out.write('-shared -o %s %s -linkall\n' % (os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxs'), os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxa')))
             out.write('%s: api/ml/libz3ml$(LIB_EXT) %s$(SO_EXT) %s' % (os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cma'), get_component(Z3_DLL_COMPONENT).dll_name, cmis))
             for mlfile in get_ml_files(self.src_dir):
                 out.write(' %s' % os.path.join(sub_dir, mlfile))
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ class MLComponent(Component):
             out.write('\t%s ' % (OCAMLC))
             if DEBUG_MODE:
                 out.write('-g ')
-            out.write('-cclib "-L %s -lz3ml" -I %s %s/z3enums.ml %s/z3native.ml %s/z3.ml -a -o api/ml/z3.cma -linkall\n' % (sub_dir, sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir))
+            out.write('-cclib -lz3ml -I %s %s/z3enums.ml %s/z3native.ml %s/z3.ml -a -o api/ml/z3.cma -linkall\n' % (sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir,sub_dir))
             out.write('ml: %s %s %s\n' % (os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxa'), os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cmxs'), os.path.join(sub_dir, 'z3.cma')))
             out.write('\n')
             # Generate META file and package installation commands
diff --git a/src/api/ml/META b/src/api/ml/META
index 6238403a3..f1d34ba3d 100644
--- a/src/api/ml/META
+++ b/src/api/ml/META
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ archive(byte) = "z3.cma"
 archive(native) = "z3.cmxa"
 archive(byte, plugin) = "z3.cma"
 archive(native, plugin) = "z3.cmxs"
-linkopts = "-cclib -lz3"
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+linkopts = "-cclib -lz3 -lz3ml"
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