--- a/KXL.m4
+++ b/KXL.m4
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 dnl add the KXL library
 KXL_LIBS="$KXL_LIBS -lKXL"
-LDFLAGS="$KXL_LIBS"
 AC_MSG_RESULT($KXL_LIBS)
 
 AC_PATH_XTRA