Index: gdb/python/python-config.py
--- gdb/python/python-config.py.orig
+++ gdb/python/python-config.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ for opt in opt_flags:
                     libs.insert(0, "-L" + getvar("LIBPL"))
                 elif os.name == "nt":
                     libs.insert(0, "-L" + os.path.normpath(sys.prefix) + "/libs")
+            if getvar('CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS') is not None:
+                libs.insert(0, getvar('CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS'))
             if getvar("LINKFORSHARED") is not None:
                 libs.extend(getvar("LINKFORSHARED").split())
         print(to_unix_path(" ".join(libs)))
