diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a746a801a4d..7a6c0743f25 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ AC_SUBST(EXPANDED_PHP_CONFIG_FILE_PATH)
 PHP_BUILD_RPATH
 
 PHP_REMOVE_USR_LIB(PHP_LDFLAGS)
+PHP_REMOVE_USR_LIB(LDFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS $PHP_LDFLAGS"