diff --git a/boehm-gc/ChangeLog b/boehm-gc/ChangeLog
index 0f58348c978..3ce034a0931 100644
--- a/boehm-gc/ChangeLog
+++ b/boehm-gc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-02-09  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am (LTLDFLAGS): New variable.
+	(LINK): Use it.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+
 2008-12-18  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/boehm-gc/Makefile.am b/boehm-gc/Makefile.am
index 567d5979e5e..41528ae14ea 100644
--- a/boehm-gc/Makefile.am
+++ b/boehm-gc/Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ TESTS = gctest
 ## CFLAGS, not those passed in from the top level make.
 LTCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) $(DEFS) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(AM_CFLAGS) $(MY_CFLAGS) $(GC_CFLAGS) 
-LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(MY_CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+LTLDFLAGS = $(shell $(top_srcdir)/../libtool-ldflags $(LDFLAGS))
+LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(MY_CFLAGS) $(LTLDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 # Work around what appears to be a GNU make bug handling MAKEFLAGS
 # values defined in terms of make variables, as is the case for CC and
diff --git a/boehm-gc/Makefile.in b/boehm-gc/Makefile.in
index 8b4e3a291de..d6dcd9bcb5b 100644
--- a/boehm-gc/Makefile.in
+++ b/boehm-gc/Makefile.in
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ TESTS = gctest
 LTCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) $(DEFS) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(AM_CFLAGS) $(MY_CFLAGS) $(GC_CFLAGS) 
 
-LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(MY_CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+LTLDFLAGS = $(shell $(top_srcdir)/../libtool-ldflags $(LDFLAGS))
+LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(MY_CFLAGS) $(LTLDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 # Work around what appears to be a GNU make bug handling MAKEFLAGS
 # values defined in terms of make variables, as is the case for CC and