--- a/dist/configure
+++ b/dist/configure
@@ -6691,7 +6691,7 @@
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU lds only accept -v.
-case `$LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
+case `"$LD" -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
 *GNU* | *'with BFD'*)
   lt_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
   ;;
@@ -7348,7 +7348,7 @@
   ;;
 
 irix5* | irix6* | nonstopux*)
-  case $LD in
+  case "$LD" in
   *-32|*"-32 ") libmagic=32-bit;;
   *-n32|*"-n32 ") libmagic=N32;;
   *-64|*"-64 ") libmagic=64-bit;;
@@ -10664,7 +10664,7 @@
       whole_archive_flag_spec=
     fi
     supports_anon_versioning=no
-    case `$LD -v 2>&1` in
+    case `"$LD" -v 2>&1` in
       *\ [01].* | *\ 2.[0-9].* | *\ 2.10.*) ;; # catch versions < 2.11
       *\ 2.11.93.0.2\ *) supports_anon_versioning=yes ;; # RH7.3 ...
       *\ 2.11.92.0.12\ *) supports_anon_versioning=yes ;; # Mandrake 8.2 ...
@@ -10858,7 +10858,7 @@
       ;;
 
     sysv5* | sco3.2v5* | sco5v6* | unixware* | OpenUNIX*)
-      case `$LD -v 2>&1` in
+      case `"$LD" -v 2>&1` in
         *\ [01].* | *\ 2.[0-9].* | *\ 2.1[0-5].*)
 	ld_shlibs=no
 	cat <<_LT_EOF 1>&2
@@ -12206,7 +12206,7 @@
     libsuff= shlibsuff=
     ;;
   *)
-    case $LD in # libtool.m4 will add one of these switches to LD
+    case "$LD" in # libtool.m4 will add one of these switches to LD
     *-32|*"-32 "|*-melf32bsmip|*"-melf32bsmip ")
       libsuff= shlibsuff= libmagic=32-bit;;
     *-n32|*"-n32 "|*-melf32bmipn32|*"-melf32bmipn32 ")
@@ -13423,7 +13423,7 @@
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU lds only accept -v.
-case `$LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
+case `"$LD" -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
 *GNU* | *'with BFD'*)
   lt_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
   ;;
@@ -15672,7 +15672,7 @@
     libsuff= shlibsuff=
     ;;
   *)
-    case $LD in # libtool.m4 will add one of these switches to LD
+    case "$LD" in # libtool.m4 will add one of these switches to LD
     *-32|*"-32 "|*-melf32bsmip|*"-melf32bsmip ")
       libsuff= shlibsuff= libmagic=32-bit;;
     *-n32|*"-n32 "|*-melf32bmipn32|*"-melf32bmipn32 ")