diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index b1c1735..5d70f10 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@
 # 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"
 	cd Mac && $(MAKE) installmacsubtree DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)"
 
 # This installs the IDE, the Launcher and other apps into /Applications
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5c18341..adc053b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
   binary distribution on OSX 10.6 even when the user does not
   have the 10.4u SDK installed.
 
+- Issue #7541: when using ``python-config`` with a framework install the compiler might
+  use the wrong library.
+
+
 Tests
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