diff --git mesonbuild/build.py mesonbuild/build.py
index a06979c..8b8d6ca 100644
--- mesonbuild/build.py
+++ mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ known_jar_kwargs = known_exe_kwargs | {'main_class'}
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def get_target_macos_dylib_install_name(ld) -> str:
-    name = ['@rpath/', ld.prefix, ld.name]
+    name = ['@loader_path/', ld.prefix, ld.name]
     if ld.soversion is not None:
         name.append('.' + ld.soversion)
     name.append('.dylib')
--- mesonbuild/linkers/linkers.py
+++ mesonbuild/llnkers/linkers.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class AppleDynamicLinker(PosixDynamicLinkerMixin, DynamicLinker):
 
     def get_soname_args(self, env: 'Environment', prefix: str, shlib_name: str,
                         suffix: str, soversion: str, darwin_versions: T.Tuple[str, str]) -> T.List[str]:
-        install_name = ['@rpath/', prefix, shlib_name]
+        install_name = ['@loader_path/', prefix, shlib_name]
         if soversion is not None:
             install_name.append('.' + soversion)
         install_name.append('.dylib')
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ class AppleDynamicLinker(PosixDynamicLinkerMixin, DynamicLinker):
         all_paths = mesonlib.OrderedSet([os.path.join(origin_placeholder, p) for p in processed_rpaths])
         if build_rpath != '':
             all_paths.add(build_rpath)
-        for rp in all_paths:
-            args.extend(self._apply_prefix('-rpath,' + rp))
+        #KEN for rp in all_paths:
+        #KEN    args.extend(self._apply_prefix('-rpath,' + rp))
 
         return (args, set())
 
diff --git mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
index 1faa128..4ef1b07 100644
--- mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
+++ mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ class GnomeModule(ExtensionModule):
         if isinstance(lib, build.SharedLibrary):
             libdir = os.path.join(state.environment.get_build_dir(), state.backend.get_target_dir(lib))
             link_command.append('-L' + libdir)
-            if include_rpath:
-                link_command.append('-Wl,-rpath,' + libdir)
+            #KEN if include_rpath:
+            #KEN    link_command.append('-Wl,-rpath,' + libdir)
             new_depends.append(lib)
             # Needed for the following binutils bug:
             # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1911
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ class GnomeModule(ExtensionModule):
             for d in state.backend.determine_rpath_dirs(lib):
                 d = os.path.join(state.environment.get_build_dir(), d)
                 link_command.append('-L' + d)
-                if include_rpath:
-                    link_command.append('-Wl,-rpath,' + d)
+                #KEN if include_rpath:
+                #KEN    link_command.append('-Wl,-rpath,' + d)
         if use_gir_args and self._gir_has_option('--extra-library'):
             link_command.append('--extra-library=' + lib.name)
         else:
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ class GnomeModule(ExtensionModule):
                             getattr(dep, 'is_libtool', False)):
                         lib_dir = os.path.dirname(flag)
                         external_ldflags.update([f'-L{lib_dir}'])
-                        if include_rpath:
-                            external_ldflags.update([f'-Wl,-rpath {lib_dir}'])
+                        #KEN if include_rpath:
+                        #KEN    external_ldflags.update([f'-Wl,-rpath {lib_dir}'])
                         libname = os.path.basename(flag)
                         if libname.startswith("lib"):
                             libname = libname[3:]
diff --git mesonbuild/scripts/depfixer.py mesonbuild/scripts/depfixer.py
index f927693..c1e4541 100644
--- mesonbuild/scripts/depfixer.py
+++ mesonbuild/scripts/depfixer.py
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ def fix_darwin(fname, new_rpath, final_path, install_name_mappings):
                                   stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                                   stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
         args = []
-        if new_rpath:
-            args += ['-add_rpath', new_rpath]
-        # Rewrite -install_name @rpath/libfoo.dylib to /path/to/libfoo.dylib
+        #KEN if new_rpath:
+        #KEN    args += ['-add_rpath', new_rpath]
+        # Rewrite -install_name @loader_path/libfoo.dylib to /path/to/libfoo.dylib
         if fname.endswith('dylib'):
             args += ['-id', final_path]
         if install_name_mappings: