diff -urN dvisvgm-1.0.8.orig/configure dvisvgm-1.0.8/configure
--- dvisvgm-1.0.8.orig/configure	2012-08-17 23:46:27.000000000 +0300
+++ dvisvgm-1.0.8/configure	2012-08-17 23:48:31.000000000 +0300
@@ -5400,7 +5400,7 @@
 
 fi
 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS ${FREETYPE_CFLAGS}"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS ${FREETYPE_LIBS}"
+LIBS="$LIBS ${FREETYPE_LIBS}"
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gzopen in -lz" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for gzopen in -lz... " >&6; }
diff -urN dvisvgm-1.0.8.orig/configure.ac dvisvgm-1.0.8/configure.ac
--- dvisvgm-1.0.8.orig/configure.ac	2012-08-17 23:46:27.000000000 +0300
+++ dvisvgm-1.0.8/configure.ac	2012-08-17 23:47:39.000000000 +0300
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 # Check for libraries.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FREETYPE], [freetype2])
 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS ${FREETYPE_CFLAGS}"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS ${FREETYPE_LIBS}"
+LIBS="$LIBS ${FREETYPE_LIBS}"
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(z, gzopen)