diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 358acbe261..c5baa8c980 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3067,11 +3067,7 @@ AS_CASE("$enable_shared", [yes], [
 	LIBRUBY_SO='lib$(RUBY_SO_NAME).$(SOEXT).$(MAJOR)'
 	LIBRUBY_SONAME='lib$(RUBY_SO_NAME).$(SOEXT).$(RUBY_PROGRAM_VERSION)'
 	LIBRUBY_ALIASES='$(LIBRUBY_SONAME) lib$(RUBY_SO_NAME).$(SOEXT)'
-	AS_IF([test "$GCC" = yes], [
-	    LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS="$DLDFLAGS "'-Wl,-h,$(@F)'
-	], [
-	    LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS="$DLDFLAGS "'-h $(@F)'
-	])
+	RUBY_APPEND_OPTIONS(LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS, ["${linker_flag}-h${linker_flag:+,}"'$(@F)'])
 	XLDFLAGS="$XLDFLAGS "'-R${libdir}'
 	],
     [hpux*], [
@@ -3318,7 +3314,7 @@ AS_CASE(["$target_os"],
 	])
 	],
     [cygwin*|mingw*], [
-	LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS="${DLDFLAGS}"' -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBRUBY)'
+	LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS="${LIBRUBY_DLDFLAGS}"' -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBRUBY)'
 	AS_CASE(["$target_os"],
 	[cygwin*], [
 	    AS_IF([test x"$enable_shared" = xyes], [