diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3b64d9b1c..056eac355 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(termcap, tputs, , )
 AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, clear, , [AC_MSG_ERROR([curses not found, but required])])
 
 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS `pcre-config --cflags`"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS `pcre-config --libs`"
-SHLDFLAGS="$SHLDFLAGS `pcre-config --libs`"
+LIBS="$LIBS `pcre-config --libs`"
 AC_CHECK_LIB(pcre, pcre_compile, ,
 	[
 		AC_MSG_ERROR([libpcre not found, but required])
diff --git a/src/jlog/Makefile.in b/src/jlog/Makefile.in
index 1ba086ba3..3e29558ca 100644
--- a/src/jlog/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/jlog/Makefile.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@
 AR=@AR@
 RANLIB=@RANLIB@
-LIBS=@LIBS@
+LIBS=
 INSTALL=@INSTALL@
 SHLD=@SHLD@
 PERL=@PERL@