diff --git a/atom.gyp b/atom.gyp
index 721f2aa22e..a17155bb37 100644
--- a/atom.gyp
+++ b/atom.gyp
@@ -399,11 +399,13 @@
         }],  # OS=="mac"
         ['OS=="linux"', {
           'link_settings': {
-            # Make binary search for libraries under current directory, so we
-            # don't have to manually set $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
-            # http://serverfault.com/questions/279068/cant-find-so-in-the-same-directory-as-the-executable
             'ldflags': [
+              # Make binary search for libraries under current directory, so we
+              # don't have to manually set $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
+              # http://serverfault.com/questions/279068/cant-find-so-in-the-same-directory-as-the-executable
               '-rpath \$$ORIGIN',
+              # Make native module dynamic loading work.
+              '-rdynamic',
             ],
           },
         }],  # OS=="linux"