diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index fcf9e7e..c0f72df 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -2351,6 +2351,8 @@ def create_template_vars(source_paths, build_paths, options, modules, disabled_m
         # just transfer them over to just the compiler invocations
         variables['cc_compile_flags'] = '%s %s' % (variables['cxx_abi_flags'], variables['cc_compile_flags'])
         variables['cxx_abi_flags'] = ''
+    else:
+        variables['ldflags'] = '%s %s' % (variables['ldflags'], variables['cc_compile_flags'])
 
     variables['lib_flags'] = cc.gen_lib_flags(options, variables)