diff --git a/racket/src/ac/sdk_show.m4 b/racket/src/ac/sdk_show.m4
index 994c856e16..149f44578c 100644
--- a/racket/src/ac/sdk_show.m4
+++ b/racket/src/ac/sdk_show.m4
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ show_explicitly_disabled "${enable_mac64}" "64-bit Mac OS"
 
 show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_libfw}" "Frameworks-to-system"
 show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_userfw}" "Frameworks-to-user"
+show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_embedfw}" "embedded frameworks"
 
 if test "${enable_sdk}" != "" ; then
    if test "${enable_sdk5}" != "" ; then
diff --git a/racket/src/cfg-racket b/racket/src/cfg-racket
index f7d0283dd9..a02a288dc0 100755
--- a/racket/src/cfg-racket
+++ b/racket/src/cfg-racket
@@ -3280,6 +3280,7 @@ show_explicitly_disabled "${enable_mac64}" "64-bit Mac OS"
 
 show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_libfw}" "Frameworks-to-system"
 show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_userfw}" "Frameworks-to-user"
+show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_embedfw}" "embedded frameworks"
 
 if test "${enable_sdk}" != "" ; then
    if test "${enable_sdk5}" != "" ; then
@@ -5085,6 +5086,9 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_STDINT_H 1" >>confdefs.h
           FRAMEWORK_PREFIX='$(FRAMEWORK_REL_PREFIX)'
         fi
       fi
+      if test "${enable_embedfw}" = "yes" ; then
+        strip_needs_dash_s=yes
+      fi
     else
       PREFLAGS="$PREFLAGS -DXONX "
       LIBS="$LIBS -framework CoreFoundation"
diff --git a/racket/src/cs/c/configure b/racket/src/cs/c/configure
index fc44f307c4..085c0e32c2 100755
--- a/racket/src/cs/c/configure
+++ b/racket/src/cs/c/configure
@@ -2781,6 +2781,7 @@ show_explicitly_disabled "${enable_mac64}" "64-bit Mac OS"
 
 show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_libfw}" "Frameworks-to-system"
 show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_userfw}" "Frameworks-to-user"
+show_explicitly_enabled "${enable_embedfw}" "embedded frameworks"
 
 if test "${enable_sdk}" != "" ; then
    if test "${enable_sdk5}" != "" ; then
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/configure.ac b/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
index ed0c5bd171..e37bdef30c 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
+++ b/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
@@ -753,6 +753,9 @@ case "$host_os" in
           FRAMEWORK_PREFIX='$(FRAMEWORK_REL_PREFIX)'
         fi
       fi
+      if test "${enable_embedfw}" = "yes" ; then
+        strip_needs_dash_s=yes
+      fi
     else
       PREFLAGS="$PREFLAGS -DXONX "
       LIBS="$LIBS -framework CoreFoundation"