diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4480764023d..91c2266c330 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ squid_LDADD = \
 if ENABLE_LOADABLE_MODULES
 squid_SOURCES += $(LOADABLE_MODULES_SOURCES)
 squid_LDADD += -L$(top_builddir) $(LIBLTDL)
-squid_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic -dlopen force
+squid_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -export-dynamic -dlopen force
 ## when static module linking is supported and enabled:
 ## squid_LDFLAGS = -all-static -dlopen self
 ##