diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index f367a9bca91..c10399baeb4 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ frameworkinstallstructure:	$(LDLIBRARY)
 # install (which includes python-config) happy.
 frameworkinstallmaclib:
 	ln -fs "../../../$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/python$(VERSION)/config/libpython$(VERSION).a"
+	ln -fs "../../../$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/python$(VERSION)/config/libpython$(VERSION).dylib"
 	ln -fs "../$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)" "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/libpython$(VERSION).dylib"
 	cd Mac && $(MAKE) installmacsubtree DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)"
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d734269a883..130029c57c8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Build
 
 - Switch to OpenSSL 0.9.8l on Windows.
 
+- Issue #7541: when using ``python-config`` with a framework install the compiler might
+  use the wrong library.
+
 Tests
 -----