diff --git a/apr-config.in b/apr-config.in
index bed47ca..d4bf4d8 100644
--- a/apr-config.in
+++ b/apr-config.in
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
;;
--link-ld)
if test "$location" = "installed"; then
- ### avoid using -L if libdir is a "standard" location like /usr/lib
- flags="$flags -L$libdir -l${APR_LIBNAME}"
+ if test "$prefix" != "/usr"; then
+ flags="$flags -L$libdir"
+ fi
+ flags="$flags -l${APR_LIBNAME}"
elif test "$location" = "crosscompile"; then
flags="$flags -L$APR_TARGET_DIR/$libdir -l${APR_LIBNAME}"
else