diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1c0297899f..cbfcbbe0f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -995,10 +995,15 @@ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_save"
 
 ompi_show_subtitle "Libtool configuration"
 
+m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([LT_PACKAGE_VERSION]), 2.0), -1, [
 AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE(opal/libltdl)
 AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
-
+], [
+LT_CONFIG_LTDL_DIR([opal/libltdl], [subproject])
+LTDL_CONVENIENCE
+LT_INIT([dlopen win32-dll])
+])
 ompi_show_subtitle "GNU libltdl setup" 
 
 # AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS appears to be broken for non-gcc compilers (i.e.,
@@ -1038,6 +1043,13 @@ if test "$OMPI_ENABLE_DLOPEN_SUPPORT" = "1" ; then
     if test "$HAPPY" = "1"; then
         LIBLTDL_SUBDIR=libltdl
 
+        CPPFLAGS_save="$CPPFLAGS"
+        CPPFLAGS="-I."
+        AC_EGREP_HEADER([lt_dladvise_init], [opal/libltdl/ltdl.h],
+                        [OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE=1],
+                        [OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE=0])
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+
         # Arrgh.  This is gross.  But I can't think of any other way to do
         # it.  :-(
 
@@ -1057,7 +1069,7 @@ else
     AC_MSG_WARN([libltdl support disabled (by --disable-dlopen)])
 
     LIBLTDL_SUBDIR=
-    LIBLTDL=
+    OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE=0
 
     # append instead of prepend, since LIBS are going to be system
     # type things needed by everyone.  Normally, libltdl will push
@@ -1073,6 +1085,8 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBLTDL_SUBDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(OMPI_WANT_LIBLTDL, $OMPI_ENABLE_DLOPEN_SUPPORT,
     [Whether to include support for libltdl or not])
 
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE, $OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE,
+    [Whether libltdl appears to have the lt_dladvise interface])
 
 ##################################
 # visibility
diff --git a/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_find.c b/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_find.c
index d6f54913b5..c58f638873 100644
--- a/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_find.c
+++ b/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_find.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ struct ltfn_data_holder_t {
   char name[MCA_BASE_MAX_COMPONENT_NAME_LEN];
 };
 typedef struct ltfn_data_holder_t ltfn_data_holder_t;
+
+#if OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE
+extern lt_dladvise opal_mca_dladvise;
+#endif
 #endif /* OMPI_WANT_LIBLTDL */
 
 
@@ -387,7 +391,11 @@ static int open_component(component_file_item_t *target_file,
 
   /* Now try to load the component */
 
+#if OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE
+  component_handle = lt_dlopenadvise(target_file->filename, opal_mca_dladvise);
+#else
   component_handle = lt_dlopenext(target_file->filename);
+#endif
   if (NULL == component_handle) {
     err = strdup(lt_dlerror());
     if (0 != show_errors) {
diff --git a/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_repository.c b/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_repository.c
index befd6b8325..571f3d431b 100644
--- a/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_repository.c
+++ b/opal/mca/base/mca_base_component_repository.c
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ static opal_list_t repository;
 static repository_item_t *find_component(const char *type, const char *name);
 static int link_items(repository_item_t *src, repository_item_t *depend);
 
+#if OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE
+lt_dladvise opal_mca_dladvise;
+#endif
+
 #endif /* OMPI_WANT_LIBLTDL */
 
 
@@ -103,6 +107,20 @@ int mca_base_component_repository_init(void)
       return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
 
+#if OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE
+    if (lt_dladvise_init(&opal_mca_dladvise)) {
+        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+
+    if (lt_dladvise_ext(&opal_mca_dladvise)) {
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (lt_dladvise_global(&opal_mca_dladvise)) {
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+#endif
+
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&repository, opal_list_t);
 #endif
     initialized = true;
@@ -255,6 +273,12 @@ void mca_base_component_repository_finalize(void)
       }
     } while (opal_list_get_size(&repository) > 0);
 
+#if OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE
+    if (lt_dladvise_destroy(&opal_mca_dladvise)) {
+        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* Close down libltdl */
 
     lt_dlexit();