--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 #
 # Build shared libraries
 #
-libgps_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number 19:0:0
+libgps_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number 19:0:0 $(LDFLAGS)
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgps.la
 libgpsd_c_sources = \
 	ais_json.c \
@@ -616,8 +616,8 @@
 BUILT_SOURCES = packet_names.h gpsd.h revision.h ais_json.i maskdump.c
 libgps_la_SOURCES = $(libgpsd_c_sources) $(libgpsd_h_sources) \
 	driver_rtcm2.h packet_states.h $(am__append_2)
-@LIBGPSMM_ENABLE_FALSE@libgps_la_LINK = /bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc $(libgps_la_LDFLAGS) -o $@
-@LIBGPSMM_ENABLE_TRUE@libgps_la_LINK = /bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CXX --mode=link g++ $(libgps_la_LDFLAGS) -o $@
+@LIBGPSMM_ENABLE_FALSE@libgps_la_LINK = /bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) $(libgps_la_LDFLAGS) -o $@
+@LIBGPSMM_ENABLE_TRUE@libgps_la_LINK = /bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CXX --mode=link $(CXX) $(libgps_la_LDFLAGS) -o $@
 nodist_libgps_la_SOURCES = packet_names.h ais_json.i
 libgps_la_LIBADD = $(LIBM) $(LIBC) $(LIBNSL) $(LIBSOCKET) $(LIBPTHREAD)