diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c6f627b2..9c9ad572 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -455,7 +455,10 @@ if test "$lt_cv_prog_gnu_ld" = yes; then
     *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw* | *-*-msys* )
       ;;
     *)
-      VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAGS=-Wl,--version-script=
+      dnl lld 16 defaults to --no-undefined-version but the version script
+      dnl can contain symbols disabled by configuration options.
+      AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([-Wl,--undefined-version], [VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAGS])
+      AX_APPEND_FLAG([-Wl,--version-script=], [VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAGS])
       ;;
   esac
 else
@@ -466,10 +469,6 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAGS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_VERSION_SCRIPT], [test -n "$VERSION_SCRIPT_FLAGS"])
 
-dnl lld 16 defaults to --no-undefined-version but the version script
-dnl can contain symbols disabled by configuration options.
-AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([-Wl,--undefined-version], [AM_LDFLAGS])
-
 dnl
 dnl Workaround for native compilers
 dnl  HP  : http://bugs.gnome.org/db/31/3163.html