diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 925483b1fb24d88bf84aa3acf353f7375ddab7f1..4477cc25f80be09a6f8c6e2f5f933f7636407599 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ libcurl_la_CFLAGS_EXTRA += $(CFLAG_CURL_SYMBOL_HIDING)
 endif
 
 libcurl_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_CPPFLAGS_EXTRA)
-libcurl_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_LDFLAGS_EXTRA) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
+libcurl_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_LDFLAGS_EXTRA) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
 libcurl_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_CFLAGS_EXTRA)
 
 libcurlu_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DCURL_STATICLIB -DUNITTESTS