diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 105b73449..b3d35a85b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ else
    NC_LIBS="$with_netcdf_c_lib"
 fi
 if test "x$enable_shared" != xyes; then
-   NC_LIBS="$NC_LIBS $LIBS"
+   NC_LIBS="$LDFLAGS $NC_LIBS $LIBS"
 fi	 
 
 case "x$target_os" in