--- a/configure.in	
+++ a/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
--- a/routines/gzvt/Makefile	
+++ a/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`
 
--- a/routines/gzvt2/Makefile.in	
+++ a/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