diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 597aeabf920..575fcd62330 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -737,12 +737,13 @@ phptempdir="`pwd`/libs"
 AC_SUBST(phplibdir)
 AC_SUBST(phptempdir)
 EXTRA_LIBS="$EXTRA_LIBS $LIBS"
-EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS $PHP_LDFLAGS"
 LIBS=""
 LDFLAGS=""
 
 AC_BUILD_RPATH
 
+EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS $PHP_LDFLAGS"
+
 AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PROG_SENDMAIL)
 AC_SUBST(PHP_RPATHS)