diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0383165..1f67f6b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1481,6 +1481,8 @@ if test "$WITH_GCC" = yes; then
   NOINLINE='-D__NO_MATH_INLINES'
 fi
 
+CC_LDFLAGS="$CC_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+FC_LDFLAGS="$FC_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 # flag for possible compilations in configure
 CFLAGS=$CC_OPTIONS
 LDFLAGS=$CC_LDFLAGS
diff --git a/routines/gzvt/Makefile b/routines/gzvt/Makefile
index 1a3f360..0e51bee 100644
--- a/routines/gzvt/Makefile
+++ b/routines/gzvt/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include ../../Makefile.incl 
 
 # imlib-config --libs-gdk is needed for some gnome versions 
-LDFLAGS= `gnome-config --libs zvt`   `imlib-config --libs-gdk`
+LDFLAGS+= `gnome-config --libs zvt`   `imlib-config --libs-gdk`
 #CFLAGS=  `gtk-config --cflags` `gnome-config --cflags gnome` 
 CFLAGS=  `gnome-config --cflags gnome` `imlib-config --cflags`
 
diff --git a/routines/gzvt2/Makefile.in b/routines/gzvt2/Makefile.in
index dcdcf9c..91c92e4 100644
--- a/routines/gzvt2/Makefile.in
+++ b/routines/gzvt2/Makefile.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include ../../Makefile.incl
 VTE_CFLAGS=  `pkg-config vte gtk+-2.0 --cflags` 
 
 TERM_NAME=@TERM_NAME@
-LDFLAGS=$(@TERM_LDFLAGS@)
+LDFLAGS+=$(@TERM_LDFLAGS@)
 
 all	::  ../../bin/zterm