--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 -Wl,-z,noexecstack \
 -Wl,-z,relro \
 -Wl,-z,now \
+${LDFLAGS} \
 "
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $LD supports $LDFLAGS])
 AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[