Index: gdb/python/python-config.py
--- gdb/python/python-config.py.orig
+++ gdb/python/python-config.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ for opt in opt_flags:
                     libs.insert(0, '-L' + getvar('LIBPL'))
                 elif os.name == 'nt':
                     libs.insert(0, '-L' + sysconfig.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)))