diff --git a/autoconf/m4/unreal.m4 b/autoconf/m4/unreal.m4
index 1b4f1e31f..6d8da8000 100644
--- a/autoconf/m4/unreal.m4
+++ b/autoconf/m4/unreal.m4
@@ -439,11 +439,13 @@ AC_DEFUN([CHECK_GEOIP_CLASSIC],
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring GeoIP Classic library)
 			cd GeoIP-$geoip_classic_version
 			save_cflags="$CFLAGS"
+			save_ldflags="$LDFLAGS"
 			CFLAGS="$orig_cflags $HARDEN_LIB_CFLAGS"
 			LDFLAGS="$HARDEN_LIB_LDFLAGS"
 			export CFLAGS LDFLAGS
 			./configure --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/geoip-classic --libdir=$PRIVATELIBDIR --enable-shared --disable-static || exit 1
 			CFLAGS="$save_cflags"
+			LDFLAGS="$save_ldflags"
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling GeoIP Classic library)
 			$ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(installing GeoIP Classic library)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 86ef07f02..b99fe2374 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10111,11 +10111,13 @@ printf "%s\n" "extracting GeoIP Classic library" >&6; }
 printf "%s\n" "configuring GeoIP Classic library" >&6; }
 			cd GeoIP-$geoip_classic_version
 			save_cflags="$CFLAGS"
+			save_ldflags="$LDFLAGS"
 			CFLAGS="$orig_cflags $HARDEN_LIB_CFLAGS"
 			LDFLAGS="$HARDEN_LIB_LDFLAGS"
 			export CFLAGS LDFLAGS
 			./configure --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/geoip-classic --libdir=$PRIVATELIBDIR --enable-shared --disable-static || exit 1
 			CFLAGS="$save_cflags"
+			LDFLAGS="$save_ldflags"
 			{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: compiling GeoIP Classic library" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "compiling GeoIP Classic library" >&6; }
 			$ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1