diff --git a/ext/curl/config.m4 b/ext/curl/config.m4
index c0d4f864a27..9db0decd6c8 100644
--- a/ext/curl/config.m4
+++ b/ext/curl/config.m4
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if test "$PHP_CURL" != "no"; then
    
     save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
     CFLAGS=$CURL_INCL
-    save_LDFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+    save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
     LDFLAGS=$CURL_LIBS
    
     AC_PROG_CPP