--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -292,5 +292,5 @@
WAISINCLUDES = -I@top_srcdir@/wais -I../ui
INCLUDES = -I@top_srcdir@ -I@top_srcdir@/object
-LDFLAGS = -L../object
+LDFLAGS += -L../object
SHELL = /bin/sh