--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -317,12 +317,11 @@ LIBS=$withval
 echo Using extra libraries: $withval
 )
 
-LDFLAGS=
 LIBDIRS=
 AC_ARG_WITH(libdirs,
 [  --with-libdirs          Specifies library directories (-Ldir1 -Ldir2).],
 LIBDIRS=$withval
-LDFLAGS=$withval
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $withval"
 echo Using extra library directories: $withval
 )
 
--- a/src/bin/MakeRules.in
+++ b/src/bin/MakeRules.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HAVE_MAKERULES = yes
 
 BINOBJ = $(BUILD_CSRC:%.c=%.$(OBJSUF))  $(BUILD_CXXSRC:%.cc=%.$(OBJSUF))
 $(BUILD_BINARY): $(BINOBJ)
-	$(LD) $^ $(LDFLAGS) $(SYSLIBS) -o $@
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(SYSLIBS) -o $@
 
 .PHONY: install install_inc install_target uninstall clean oclean distclean targetclean realclean
 install::
--- a/src/lib/libderiv/Makefile.library
+++ b/src/lib/libderiv/Makefile.library
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(TOPDIR)/lib/$(NAME).a: $(LIBOBJ)
 
 # this is how shared library is made
 $(TOPDIR)/lib/$(NAME).la: $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(LTLINK) $(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(LTLINKLIBOPTS)
+	$(LTLINK) $(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LTLINKLIBOPTS)
 
 $(TOPDIR)/include/$(NAME)/$(NAME).h: $(NAME).h
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLDIROPT) $(TOPDIR)/include/$(NAME)
--- a/src/lib/libint/Makefile.library
+++ b/src/lib/libint/Makefile.library
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $(TOPDIR)/lib/$(NAME).a: $(LIBOBJ)
 
 # this is how shared library is made
 $(TOPDIR)/lib/$(NAME).la: $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(LTLINK) $(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(LTLINKLIBOPTS)
+	$(LTLINK) $(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LTLINKLIBOPTS)
 
 $(TOPDIR)/include/$(NAME)/$(NAME).h: $(NAME).h
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLDIROPT) $(TOPDIR)/include/$(NAME)
--- a/src/lib/libr12/Makefile.library
+++ b/src/lib/libr12/Makefile.library
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $(TOPDIR)/lib/$(NAME).a: $(LIBOBJ)
 
 # this is how shared library is made
 $(TOPDIR)/lib/$(NAME).la: $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(LTLINK) $(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(LTLINKLIBOPTS)
+	$(LTLINK) $(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LTLINKLIBOPTS)
 
 $(TOPDIR)/include/$(NAME)/$(NAME).h: $(NAME).h
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLDIROPT) $(TOPDIR)/include/$(NAME)