--- configure.old	2012-01-17 13:00:17.000000000 +0000
+++ configure	2012-01-17 13:00:33.000000000 +0000
@@ -5223,7 +5223,7 @@
     *linux*)
         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -z defs"
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,defs"
         ;;
     *)
         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5