diff --git a/moo/configure b/moo/configure
index b4ccea9..42d4c9d 100755
--- a/moo/configure
+++ b/moo/configure
@@ -19712,7 +19712,13 @@ $as_echo "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" >&6; }
 ac_res=$ac_cv_search_dlopen
 if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
   test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
-  DL_LIBS="$ac_cv_search_dlopen"
+
+	DL_LIBS="$ac_cv_search_dlopen"
+	if test "x${DL_LIBS}" = "xnone required"
+	then
+		DL_LIBS=""
+	fi
+
 fi
 
 LIBS="$save_LIBS"
diff --git a/moo/configure.ac b/moo/configure.ac
index 47304b2..0cf2952 100644
--- a/moo/configure.ac
+++ b/moo/configure.ac
@@ -177,7 +177,13 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([accept4])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([isatty])
 
 save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl dld], [DL_LIBS="$ac_cv_search_dlopen"])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl dld], [
+	DL_LIBS="$ac_cv_search_dlopen"
+	if test "x${DL_LIBS}" = "xnone required"
+	then
+		DL_LIBS=""
+	fi
+])
 LIBS="$save_LIBS"
 AC_SUBST(DL_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo.c b/moo/lib/moo.c
index d2e7f89..2bcc2c6 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo.c
+++ b/moo/lib/moo.c
@@ -127,14 +127,6 @@ int moo_init (moo_t* moo, moo_mmgr_t* mmgr, moo_oow_t heapsz, const moo_vmprim_t
 	moo->log.ptr = moo_allocmem (moo, (moo->log.capa + 1) * MOO_SIZEOF(*moo->log.ptr)); 
 	if (!moo->log.ptr) goto oops;
 
-/* TODO: introduce a permanent heap */
-	/*moo->permheap = moo_makeheap (moo, what is the best size???);
-	if (!moo->permheap) goto oops; */
-	moo->curheap = moo_makeheap (moo, heapsz);
-	if (!moo->curheap) goto oops;
-	moo->newheap = moo_makeheap (moo, heapsz);
-	if (!moo->newheap) goto oops;
-
 	if (moo_rbt_init (&moo->modtab, moo, MOO_SIZEOF(moo_ooch_t), 1) <= -1) goto oops;
 	modtab_inited = 1;
 	moo_rbt_setstyle (&moo->modtab, moo_getrbtstyle(MOO_RBT_STYLE_INLINE_COPIERS));
@@ -149,6 +141,14 @@ int moo_init (moo_t* moo, moo_mmgr_t* mmgr, moo_oow_t heapsz, const moo_vmprim_t
 	moo->proc_map_free_first = -1;
 	moo->proc_map_free_last = -1;
 
+/* TODO: introduce a permanent heap */
+	/*moo->permheap = moo_makeheap (moo, what is the best size???);
+	if (!moo->permheap) goto oops; */
+	moo->curheap = moo_makeheap (moo, heapsz);
+	if (!moo->curheap) goto oops;
+	moo->newheap = moo_makeheap (moo, heapsz);
+	if (!moo->newheap) goto oops;
+
 	return 0;
 
 oops: