diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 85216cace8..933b27453a 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TCG) += fpu/softfloat.o
 obj-y += target/$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)/
 obj-y += disas.o
 obj-$(call notempty,$(TARGET_XML_FILES)) += gdbstub-xml.o
+LIBS := $(libs_cpu) $(LIBS)
 
 #########################################################
 # Linux user emulator target
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eb635c3b9a..99c64be6b7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ audio_drv_list=""
 block_drv_rw_whitelist=""
 block_drv_ro_whitelist=""
 host_cc="cc"
+libs_cpu=""
 libs_softmmu=""
 libs_tools=""
 audio_pt_int=""
@@ -5042,12 +5043,12 @@ case "$capstone" in
     else
       LIBCAPSTONE=libcapstone.a
     fi
-    LIBS="-L\$(BUILD_DIR)/capstone -lcapstone $LIBS"
+    libs_cpu="-L\$(BUILD_DIR)/capstone -lcapstone $libs_cpu"
     ;;
 
   system)
     QEMU_CFLAGS="$QEMU_CFLAGS $($pkg_config --cflags capstone)"
-    LIBS="$($pkg_config --libs capstone) $LIBS"
+    libs_cpu="$($pkg_config --libs capstone) $libs_cpu"
     ;;
 
   no)
@@ -6537,6 +6538,7 @@ echo "qemu_helperdir=$libexecdir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "qemu_localedir=$qemu_localedir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "qemu_icondir=$qemu_icondir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "qemu_desktopdir=$qemu_desktopdir" >> $config_host_mak
+echo "libs_cpu=$libs_cpu" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "libs_softmmu=$libs_softmmu" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "GIT=$git" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "GIT_SUBMODULES=$git_submodules" >> $config_host_mak