diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ed2cf6c7dd..9af3d2a7cc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ LIBS = \
 	@MATH_LIBS@ \
 	@OPENSSL_LIBS@ \
 	@ICU_LIBS@ \
-	@ZLIB_LIBS@
+	@ZLIB_LIBS@ \
+	@LIBS@
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## --SECTION--                                              LIBRARIES & PROGRAMS
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d6366a46a3..7b4bada299 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1000,7 +1000,8 @@ LIBS = \
 	@MATH_LIBS@ \
 	@OPENSSL_LIBS@ \
 	@ICU_LIBS@ \
-	@ZLIB_LIBS@
+	@ZLIB_LIBS@ \
+	@LIBS@
 
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eddbb375bd..ace569dd8a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8435,6 +8435,7 @@ LIB_INFO="$LIB_INFO|ZLIB_LIBS:     ${ZLIB_LIBS}"
 LIBS="$LIBS -lresolv"
 
 
+
 BUILD_H="\$(top_srcdir)/build.h"
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac804546d9..6cdc1ca0ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ dnl resolv
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LIBS="$LIBS -lresolv"
+AC_SUBST(LIBS)
 
 dnl ============================================================================
 dnl --SECTION--                                                   GENERATE FILES