diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 27ddacdc..4495ec6d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -334,12 +334,12 @@ target_include_directories(
 if(LIBXML2_WITH_MODULES)
     if(HAVE_DLOPEN)
         target_link_libraries(LibXml2 PRIVATE dl)
-        set(MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS "-ldl")
+        set(MODULE_LIBS "-ldl")
     endif()
 
     if(HAVE_SHLLOAD)
         target_link_libraries(LibXml2 PRIVATE dld)
-        set(MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS "-ldld")
+        set(MODULE_LIBS "-ldld")
     endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ if(LIBXML2_WITH_PYTHON)
     configure_file(python/setup.py.in setup.py @ONLY)
 endif()
 
-set(NON_PC_LIBS "${THREAD_LIBS} ${ICONV_LIBS} ${LIBM} ${WINSOCK_LIBS} ${CRYPTO_LIBS}")
+set(NON_PC_LIBS "${THREAD_LIBS} ${ICONV_LIBS} ${LIBM} ${WINSOCK_LIBS} ${CRYPTO_LIBS} ${MODULE_LIBS}")
 list(APPEND XML_PC_LIBS "${NON_PC_LIBS}")
 list(APPEND XML_PRIVATE_LIBS "${NON_PC_LIBS}")
 list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES XML_PC_LIBS)
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ddd25d72..a814ef6e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ libxml2_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(XML_PRIVATE_CFLAGS)
 libxml2_la_LIBADD = $(XML_PRIVATE_LIBS)
 
 libxml2_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -no-undefined \
-		     -version-info $(LIBXML_VERSION_INFO) \
-		     $(MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS)
+		     -version-info $(LIBXML_VERSION_INFO)
 if USE_VERSION_SCRIPT
 libxml2_la_LDFLAGS += $(VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAGS)$(srcdir)/libxml2.syms
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8cbe9b6e..03627dbd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -729,13 +729,13 @@ if test "$with_modules" != "no" ; then
         AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl], [
             WITH_MODULES=1
             if test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" != "none required"; then
-                MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS=$ac_cv_search_dlopen
+                MODULE_LIBS=$ac_cv_search_dlopen
             fi
             AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DLOPEN], [], [Have dlopen based dso])], [
             AC_SEARCH_LIBS([shl_load], [dld], [
                 WITH_MODULES=1
                 if test "$ac_cv_search_shl_load" != "none required"; then
-                    MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS=$ac_cv_search_shl_load
+                    MODULE_LIBS=$ac_cv_search_shl_load
                 fi
                 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SHLLOAD], [], [Have shl_load based dso])])])
         LIBS=$_libs
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ if test "$with_modules" != "no" ; then
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(WITH_MODULES)
-AC_SUBST(MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(MODULE_EXTENSION)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_MODULES_SOURCES, test "$WITH_MODULES" = "1")
 
@@ -1101,7 +1100,7 @@ case "$host" in
 esac
 
 XML_LIBS="-lxml2"
-NON_PC_LIBS="${THREAD_LIBS} ${ICONV_LIBS} ${LIBM} ${NET_LIBS} ${CRYPTO_LIBS}"
+NON_PC_LIBS="${THREAD_LIBS} ${ICONV_LIBS} ${LIBM} ${NET_LIBS} ${CRYPTO_LIBS} ${MODULE_LIBS}"
 XML_PC_LIBS="${XML_PC_LIBS} ${NON_PC_LIBS}"
 XML_PRIVATE_LIBS="${XML_PRIVATE_LIBS} ${NON_PC_LIBS}"
 XML_PRIVATE_CFLAGS="${XML_PRIVATE_CFLAGS} ${ICONV_CFLAGS}"
diff --git a/xml2-config.in b/xml2-config.in
index 316fb303..3d3f666a 100644
--- a/xml2-config.in
+++ b/xml2-config.in
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
             shift
             libs="@XML_LIBS@ @XML_PRIVATE_LIBS_NO_SHARED@"
         else
-            libs="@XML_LIBS@ @XML_PRIVATE_LIBS@ @MODULE_PLATFORM_LIBS@ @LIBS@"
+            libs="@XML_LIBS@ @XML_PRIVATE_LIBS@ @LIBS@"
         fi
 
         if [ "@XML_LIBDIR@" != "-L/usr/lib" -a "@XML_LIBDIR@" != "-L/usr/lib64" ]; then