diff --git a/autoconf/configure.ac b/autoconf/configure.ac
index 749c1e76..b5a5a262 100644
--- a/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(
   ]
 )
 
-PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND="${PYTHON_CONFIG} --libs"
+PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND="${PYTHON_CONFIG} --ldflags --libs"
 
 AX_COMPARE_VERSION(
   [${PYTHON_MAJORMINOR}],
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ AX_COMPARE_VERSION(
 )
 
 PYTHON_CPPFLAGS=`${PYTHON_CONFIG} --includes | sed 's/-I/-isystem/g'`
-PYTHON_LIBS=`${PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND}`
+PYTHON_LIBS=`${PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND} | tr '\r\n' ' '`
 
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CPPFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 99964c27..046629d9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5570,7 +5570,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 
-PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND="${PYTHON_CONFIG} --libs"
+PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND="${PYTHON_CONFIG} --ldflags --libs"
 
 
 
@@ -5610,7 +5610,7 @@ x$ax_compare_version_B" | sed 's/^ *//' | sort -r | sed "s/x${ax_compare_version
 
 
 PYTHON_CPPFLAGS=`${PYTHON_CONFIG} --includes | sed 's/-I/-isystem/g'`
-PYTHON_LIBS=`${PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND}`
+PYTHON_LIBS=`${PYTHON_LIBS_COMMAND} | tr '\r\n' ' '`