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