diff --git a/load.scm.in b/load.scm.in
index a54f3d3..3ca9f38 100644
--- a/load.scm.in
+++ b/load.scm.in
@@ -3,14 +3,72 @@
 (open 'dynamic-externals)
 (open 'external-calls)
 (open 'configure)
-(run '(let ((initializer-name "scx_init_xlib")
-            (module-file (string-append "@scxlibdir@/" @scxhost@ "/libscx.so")))
-        (dynamic-load module-file)
-        (call-external (get-external initializer-name))
-        (if (string=? "@scxload_xft_packages@" "yes")
-        (begin
-          (call-external (get-external "scx_xft_init"))
-          (call-external (get-external "scx_xrender_init"))))))
+(open 'signals)
+
+(run
+ '(define (normalize-la-entry key val)
+    (let ((left-quotes-rx (rx (: bos #\')))
+	  (right-quotes-rx (rx (: #\' eos)))
+	  (kill-matches 
+	   (lambda (rx str)
+	     (regexp-substitute/global #f rx str 'pre 'post))))
+      (cons (string->symbol key)
+	    (kill-matches left-quotes-rx 
+			  (kill-matches right-quotes-rx val))))))
+  
+(run 
+ '(define add-la-entry
+    (let ((splitter (infix-splitter (rx #\=)))
+	  (comment-rx (rx (: bos #\#))))
+      (lambda (line alist)
+	(cond 
+	 ((and (not (regexp-search? comment-rx line))
+	       (string-index line #\=))
+	  (let ((lst (splitter line)))
+	    (if (= 2 (length lst))
+		(cons (apply normalize-la-entry lst) alist)
+		(error "Could not read la entry" line list))))
+	 (else alist))))))
+
+(run 
+ '(define (read-libtool-la file-name)
+    (call-with-input-file
+	file-name
+      (lambda (port)
+	(let lp ((line (read-line port)) (alist '()))
+	  (if (eof-object? line)
+	      alist
+	      (lp (read-line port) (add-la-entry line alist))))))))
+
+(run '(let* ((lib-dir (string-append "@yplibdir@/" @yphost@))
+	     (la-file-name (string-append lib-dir "/libscshyp.la"))
+	     (initializer-name "scsh_yp_main"))
+	(let ((la-alist (read-libtool-la la-file-name)))
+	  (cond 
+	   ((assoc 'dlname la-alist)
+	    => (lambda (p)
+		 (dynamic-load (string-append lib-dir "/" (cdr p)))
+		 (call-external (get-external initializer-name))))
+	   (else
+	    (error "Could not figure out libscshyp's name" la-file-name))))))
+
+(run '(let ((lib-dir (string-append "@scxlibdir@/" @scxhost@))
+	    (la-file-name (string-append lib-dir "/libscx.la"))
+	    (initializer-name "scx_init_xlib"))
+	(let ((la-alist (read-libtool-la la-file-name)))
+	  (cond
+	   ((assoc 'dlname la-alist)
+	    => (lambda (p)
+		 (let ((module-file (string-append lib-dir "/" (cdr p))))
+		   (dynamic-load module-file)
+		   (call-external (get-external initializer-name))
+		   (if (string=? "@scxload_xft_packages@" "yes")
+		       (begin
+			 (call-external (get-external "scx_xft_init"))
+			 (call-external (get-external "scx_xrender_init")))))))
+	   (else
+	    (error "Could not figure out libscx's name" la-file-name))))))
+
 (config)
 (load "@scxschemedir@/xlib/xlib-interfaces.scm")
 (load "@scxschemedir@/xlib/xlib-packages.scm")