diff --git a/contrib/filterArgs.sh b/contrib/filterArgs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..584326607e9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/filterArgs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Loop over all command line arguments
+for i in "$@"; do
+    # If an argument starts with -L, echo it out sans -L!
+    if [[ $i == -L* ]]; then
+        echo "\"${i:2:${#i}}\""
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse3.make b/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse3.make
index 41a9a2e17f5df..5700e3d935b63 100755
--- a/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse3.make
+++ b/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse3.make
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ default:
 	mkdir -p $(JULIAHOME)/deps/SuiteSparse-SYSTEM/lib
 	cd $(JULIAHOME)/deps/SuiteSparse-SYSTEM/lib && \
 	rm -f *.a && \
-	cp -f `find /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib $(subst -L,,$(LDFLAGS)) -name libamd.a -o -name libcolamd.a -o -name libcholmod.a -o -name libumfpack.a 2>/dev/null` . && \
+	cp -f $(shell find /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib $(shell eval $(JULIAHOME)/contrib/filterArgs.sh $(LDFLAGS)) -name libamd.a -o -name libcolamd.a -o -name libcholmod.a -o -name libumfpack.a 2>/dev/null) . && \
 	$(CC) -shared $(WHOLE_ARCHIVE) libamd.a $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) -o $(USRLIB)/libamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) && \
 	$(INSTALL_NAME_CMD)libamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) $(USRLIB)/libamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) && \
 	$(CC) -shared $(WHOLE_ARCHIVE) libcolamd.a  $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) -o $(USRLIB)/libcolamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) && \
diff --git a/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse4.make b/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse4.make
index 106595a3ab3ba..c2b7d723e97e7 100755
--- a/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse4.make
+++ b/contrib/repackage_system_suitesparse4.make
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ default:
 	mkdir -p $(JULIAHOME)/deps/SuiteSparse-SYSTEM/lib
 	cd $(JULIAHOME)/deps/SuiteSparse-SYSTEM/lib && \
 	rm -f *.a && \
-	cp -f `find /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib $(subst -L,,$(LDFLAGS)) -name libamd.a -o -name libcolamd.a -o -name libcholmod.a -o -name libumfpack.a -o -name libsuitesparseconfig.a 2>/dev/null` . && \
+	cp -f $(shell find /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib $(shell eval $(JULIAHOME)/contrib/filterArgs.sh $(LDFLAGS)) -name libamd.a -o -name libcolamd.a -o -name libcholmod.a -o -name libumfpack.a -o -name libsuitesparseconfig.a 2>/dev/null) . && \
 	$(CC) -shared $(WHOLE_ARCHIVE) libamd.a $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) -o $(USRLIB)/libamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) && \
 	$(INSTALL_NAME_CMD)libamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) $(USRLIB)/libamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) && \
 	$(CC) -shared $(WHOLE_ARCHIVE) libcolamd.a  $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) -o $(USRLIB)/libcolamd.$(SHLIB_EXT) && \