diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 3c0a709127..cae1deceb0 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ 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) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
+libcurl_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_LDFLAGS_EXTRA) $(LDFLAGS) $(CURL_LDFLAGS_LIB) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
 libcurl_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_CFLAGS_EXTRA)
 
 libcurlu_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DCURL_STATICLIB -DUNITTESTS
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b22ece613f..dced53e0f9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ curl_SOURCES += $(CURL_RCFILES)
 $(CURL_RCFILES): tool_version.h
 endif
 
+curl_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(CURL_LDFLAGS_BIN)
+
 # This might hold -Werror
 CFLAGS += @CURL_CFLAG_EXTRAS@