diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index cae1deceb0..1237c8e997 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) $(CURL_LDFLAGS_LIB) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
+libcurl_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_LDFLAGS_EXTRA) $(CURL_LDFLAGS_LIB) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
 libcurl_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(libcurl_la_CFLAGS_EXTRA)
 
 libcurlu_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DCURL_STATICLIB -DUNITTESTS