diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index be0dc23..27f48b8 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -2322,6 +2322,8 @@ 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)
 
diff --git a/src/build-data/makefile.in b/src/build-data/makefile.in
index 7696aa7..4dbf192 100644
--- a/src/build-data/makefile.in
+++ b/src/build-data/makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LANG_EXE_FLAGS = %{cc_lang_binary_linker_flags}
 CXXFLAGS       = %{cc_compile_flags}
 WARN_FLAGS     = %{cc_warning_flags}
 LIB_FLAGS      = %{lib_flags}
-LDFLAGS        = %{ldflags} %{cc_compile_flags}
+LDFLAGS        = %{ldflags}
 
 EXE_LINK_CMD   = %{exe_link_cmd}
 
diff --git a/src/build-data/ninja.in b/src/build-data/ninja.in
index a6279d3..414663a 100644
--- a/src/build-data/ninja.in
+++ b/src/build-data/ninja.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LANG_EXE_FLAGS = %{cc_lang_binary_linker_flags}
 CXXFLAGS       = %{cc_compile_flags}
 WARN_FLAGS     = %{cc_warning_flags}
 
-LDFLAGS        = %{ldflags} %{cc_compile_flags}
+LDFLAGS        = %{ldflags}
 
 EXE_LINK_CMD   = %{exe_link_cmd}