diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 43e807f20..df4d43d3d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1741,6 +1741,14 @@ def detect_compress_exts(self):
             self.add(Extension('_bz2', ['_bz2module.c'],
                                libraries=['bz2'],
                                extra_link_args=bz2_extra_link_args))
+        elif (self.compiler.find_library_file(self.lib_dirs, 'bz2d')):
+            if MACOS:
+                bz2_extra_link_args = ('-Wl,-search_paths_first',)
+            else:
+                bz2_extra_link_args = ()
+            self.add(Extension('_bz2', ['_bz2module.c'],
+                               libraries=['bz2d'],
+                               extra_link_args=bz2_extra_link_args))
         else:
             self.missing.append('_bz2')