diff -r 067355edfbf8 -r 37d2736caf46 common/autoconf/libraries.m4
--- a/common/autoconf/libraries.m4	Wed Oct 30 17:31:01 2013 +0000
+++ b/common/autoconf/libraries.m4	Wed Oct 30 13:41:36 2013 -0700
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([if we can compile and link with freetype])
     AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
     PREV_CXXCFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
-    PREV_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+    PREV_LIBS="$LIBS"
     PREV_CXX="$CXX"
     CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $FREETYPE_CFLAGS" 
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $FREETYPE_LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $FREETYPE_LIBS"
     CXX="$FIXPATH $CXX"
     AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
           #include<ft2build.h>
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
         ]
     )
     CXXCFLAGS="$PREV_CXXFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$PREV_LDFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$PREV_LIBS"
     CXX="$PREV_CXX"
     AC_LANG_POP(C++)