--- gdb/configure.orig	2012-01-24 16:59:13.000000000 +0100
+++ gdb/configure	2012-01-24 16:59:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -15294,7 +15294,7 @@
 OLD_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 OLD_LIBS=$LIBS
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I${srcdir}/../include -I../bfd -I${srcdir}/../bfd"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L../bfd -L../libiberty"
+LDFLAGS="-L../bfd -L../libiberty $LDFLAGS"
 intl=`echo $LIBINTL | sed 's,${top_builddir}/,,g'`
 # -ldl is provided by bfd/Makfile.am (LIBDL) <PLUGINS>.
 if test "$plugins" = "yes"; then