diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 609c4f2f6..526f97a3a 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ else
 fi
 grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute=yes
 for link_addr in 0x2000 0x8000 0x7C00; do
-  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} ${CFLAGS} -nostdlib ${TARGET_IMG_LDFLAGS_AC} ${TARGET_IMG_BASE_LDOPT},$link_addr conftest.o -o conftest.exec]); then :
+  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} ${TARGET_CFLAGS} ${TARGET_LDFLAGS} -nostdlib ${TARGET_IMG_LDFLAGS_AC} ${TARGET_IMG_BASE_LDOPT},$link_addr conftest.o -o conftest.exec]); then :
   else
     AC_MSG_ERROR([${CC-cc} cannot link at address $link_addr])
   fi