diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 564ff03815..074b3ab844 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -962,7 +962,6 @@ vhook="default"
 # build settings
 SHFLAGS='-shared -Wl,-soname,$$(@F)'
 VHOOKSHFLAGS='$(SHFLAGS)'
-LDLATEFLAGS='-Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libpostproc -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libswscale -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavfilter -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavdevice -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavformat -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavcodec -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavutil'
 FFSERVERLDFLAGS=-Wl,-E
 LIBPREF="lib"
 LIBSUF=".a"
@@ -1293,7 +1292,6 @@ case $target_os in
         EXESUF=".exe"
         ;;
     linux)
-        LDLATEFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed $LDLATEFLAGS"
         enable dv1394
         ;;
     irix*)
@@ -1831,7 +1829,8 @@ enabled extra_warnings && check_cflags -Winline
 
 # add some linker flags
 check_ldflags -Wl,--warn-common
-check_ldflags $LDLATEFLAGS
+check_ldflags -Wl,--as-needed
+check_ldflags '-Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libpostproc -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libswscale -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavfilter -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavdevice -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavformat -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavcodec -Wl,-rpath-link,\$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavutil'
 check_ldflags -Wl,-Bsymbolic
 
 if enabled small; then