@@ -233,10 +233,19 @@
                 define([VAR_TO_UPDATE], [$3])
         ])  
 
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for how to statically link to $1])
+
+	trylink_ADD_LDFLAGS=''
+	for arg in $VAR_TO_UPDATE; do
+		case "${arg}" in
+			-L*)
+				trylink_ADD_LDFLAGS="${arg}"
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
 
 	SAVELIBS="$LIBS"
 	staticlib=""
 	found="0"
 	dnl HP/UX uses -Wl,-a,archive ... -Wl,-a,shared_archive
@@ -247,11 +256,11 @@
 			if test "${trylink}" != "$2"; then
 				continue
 			fi
 		fi
 
-		LIBS="${SAVELIBS} ${trylink}"
+		LIBS="${SAVELIBS} ${trylink_ADD_LDFLAGS} ${trylink}"
 
 		AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])], [
 			staticlib="${trylink}"
 			found="1"