--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@
 demos: $(DEMO_PROGS)
 
 demo$(SUFFIX): $(OBJDIR)/demo.o $(TARGETS)
-	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ \
+	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
  $(OBJDIR)/demo.o -L. -ltecla$(SUFFIX) $(LIBS)
 
 demo2$(SUFFIX): $(OBJDIR)/demo2.o $(TARGETS)
-	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ \
+	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
  $(OBJDIR)/demo2.o -L. -ltecla$(SUFFIX) $(LIBS)
 
 demo3$(SUFFIX): $(OBJDIR)/demo3.o $(TARGETS)
-	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ \
+	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
  $(OBJDIR)/demo3.o -L. -ltecla$(SUFFIX) $(LIBS)
 
 enhance$(SUFFIX): $(OBJDIR)/enhance.o $(TARGETS)
-	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ \
+	LD_RUN_PATH="$(LIBDIR):$$LD_RUN_PATH:`pwd`" $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
  $(OBJDIR)/enhance.o -L. -ltecla$(SUFFIX) $(LIBS)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
     VERSION_OPT=''
   fi
 
-  LINK_SHARED="$LD"' -o $$@ -soname libtecla$$(SUFFIX).so.'${MAJOR_VER}' -shared '$VERSION_OPT' $$(LIB_OBJECTS) $$(LIBS) -lc'
+  LINK_SHARED="$LD"' $$(LFLAGS) -o $$@ -soname libtecla$$(SUFFIX).so.'${MAJOR_VER}' -shared '$VERSION_OPT' $$(LIB_OBJECTS) $$(LIBS) -lc'
   SHARED_CFLAGS="-fpic"
 
 dnl Reenable the inclusion of symbols which get undefined when POSIX_C_SOURCE