--- a/config.ac
+++ b/config.ac
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@
 if test "$with_openssl" != "no"; then
     if test "$with_openssl" != ""; then
         WV_APPEND(CPPFLAGS, [-I$with_openssl/include])
-        WV_APPEND(LDFLAGS, [-L$with_openssl])
     fi
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(openssl/ssl.h,, [with_openssl=no],
                      [#define OPENSSL_NO_KRB5])