diff --git a/config.d/build_control.m4 b/config.d/build_control.m4
index 615614026..7de8c42fd 100644
--- a/config.d/build_control.m4
+++ b/config.d/build_control.m4
@@ -445,14 +445,10 @@ if test "x$static_plugins" = xyes; then
 		SOUND_TYPES="$SOUND_TYPES (static)"
 		CDTYPE="$CDTYPE (static)"
 	fi
-	plugin_ldflags="$plugin_ldflags"
-else
-	plugin_ldflags="$plugin_ldflags"
 fi
 
 dnl Do not use -module here, it belongs in makefile.am due to automake
 dnl needing it there to work correctly
-plugin_ldflags="$plugin_ldflags"
 SERVER_PLUGIN_STATIC_LIBS=""
 CLIENT_PLUGIN_STATIC_LIBS=""
 CD_PLUGIN_STATIC_LIBS=""
@@ -538,8 +534,6 @@ AC_SUBST(VID_MODEL_TARGETS)
 AC_SUBST(VID_REND_TARGETS)
 AC_SUBST(VID_REND_NOINST_TARGETS)
 AC_SUBST(VID_TARGETS)
-AC_SUBST(plugin_ldflags)
-AC_SUBST(plugin_libadd)
 
 QF_DEPS(BSP2IMG,
 	[],
diff --git a/config.d/compiling.m4 b/config.d/compiling.m4
index 3b5abd9d3..b0464a254 100644
--- a/config.d/compiling.m4
+++ b/config.d/compiling.m4
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ AC_SUBST(AS)
 AC_SUBST(ASFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CCAS)
 AC_SUBST(CCASFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(plugin_ldflags)
+AC_SUBST(plugin_libadd)
 
 dnl Finalization of CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, and LIBS
 AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)