diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a5553a1..b4cd185 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "${ac_cv_my_have_elf}" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBELF, 1, Define if you have libelf.)
+  ELK_LIBS="${ELK_LIBS} -lelf"
   ac_cv_my_can_dump=yes
   ac_cv_my_can_load_obj=yes
   ac_cv_my_can_load_lib=yes
@@ -470,7 +471,9 @@ AC_SUBST(MOTIF_LIBS)
 
 dnl  Export variables
 INCLUDES="${INCLUDES} -I\$(top_srcdir)/include"
+ELK_LIBS="${ELK_LIBS} -lm -ldl"
 AC_SUBST(INCLUDES)
+AC_SUBST(ELK_LIBS)
 
 AC_OUTPUT([
   Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f3a8074..36aea52 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ NULL =
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libelk.la
 libelk_la_CFLAGS = -I/usr/include/libelf -DNOMAIN
 libelk_la_LDFLAGS = 
-libelk_la_LIBADD = -lm -lelf -ldl
+libelk_la_LIBADD = @ELK_LIBS@
 libelk_la_SOURCES = \
 	autoload.c \
 	bignum.c \