diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5fc1ea196..838b9fdac 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2007-11-10  Vesa Jaaskelainen  <chaac@nic.fi>
+
+	* conf/i386-pc.rmk (boot_img_LDFLAGS): Use COMMON_LDFLAGS for target
+	flags.
+	(pxeboot_img_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
+	(diskboot_img_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
+	(kernel_img_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
+
 2007-11-06  Robert Millan  <rmh@aybabtu.com>
 
 	* term/i386/pc/serial.c (serial_hw_put): Switch order of arguments
diff --git a/conf/i386-pc.mk b/conf/i386-pc.mk
index 7851c471e..0b638c5e9 100644
--- a/conf/i386-pc.mk
+++ b/conf/i386-pc.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ boot_img-boot_i386_pc_boot.o: boot/i386/pc/boot.S
 -include boot_img-boot_i386_pc_boot.d
 
 boot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-boot_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
+boot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
 
 # For pxeboot.img
 pxeboot_img_SOURCES = boot/i386/pc/pxeboot.S
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pxeboot_img-boot_i386_pc_pxeboot.o: boot/i386/pc/pxeboot.S
 -include pxeboot_img-boot_i386_pc_pxeboot.d
 
 pxeboot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-pxeboot_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
+pxeboot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
 
 # For diskboot.img.
 diskboot_img_SOURCES = boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ diskboot_img-boot_i386_pc_diskboot.o: boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S
 -include diskboot_img-boot_i386_pc_diskboot.d
 
 diskboot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-diskboot_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8000
+diskboot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8000
 
 # For kernel.img.
 kernel_img_SOURCES = kern/i386/pc/startup.S kern/main.c kern/device.c \
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ kernel_img_HEADERS = arg.h boot.h cache.h device.h disk.h dl.h elf.h elfload.h \
 	machine/memory.h machine/loader.h machine/vga.h machine/vbe.h
 kernel_img_CFLAGS = $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 kernel_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-kernel_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8200 $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
+kernel_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8200 $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES += symlist.c kernel_syms.lst
 DEFSYMFILES += kernel_syms.lst
diff --git a/conf/i386-pc.rmk b/conf/i386-pc.rmk
index 4d3b273f5..3099744e8 100644
--- a/conf/i386-pc.rmk
+++ b/conf/i386-pc.rmk
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ pkgdata_IMAGES = boot.img diskboot.img kernel.img pxeboot.img
 # For boot.img.
 boot_img_SOURCES = boot/i386/pc/boot.S
 boot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-boot_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
+boot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
 
 # For pxeboot.img
 pxeboot_img_SOURCES = boot/i386/pc/pxeboot.S
 pxeboot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-pxeboot_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
+pxeboot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,7C00
 
 # For diskboot.img.
 diskboot_img_SOURCES = boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S
 diskboot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-diskboot_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8000
+diskboot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8000
 
 # For kernel.img.
 kernel_img_SOURCES = kern/i386/pc/startup.S kern/main.c kern/device.c \
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ kernel_img_HEADERS = arg.h boot.h cache.h device.h disk.h dl.h elf.h elfload.h \
 	machine/memory.h machine/loader.h machine/vga.h machine/vbe.h
 kernel_img_CFLAGS = $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 kernel_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
-kernel_img_LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8200 $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
+kernel_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-N,-Ttext,8200 $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES += symlist.c kernel_syms.lst
 DEFSYMFILES += kernel_syms.lst
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bda787948..89be3b0cb 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6676,7 +6676,77 @@ CPPFLAGS="$TARGET_CPPFLAGS"
 LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS"
 
 # Defined in aclocal.m4.
-#grub_PROG_OBJCOPY_ABSOLUTE
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether ${OBJCOPY} works for absolute addresses" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether ${OBJCOPY} works for absolute addresses... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.c <<\EOF
+void
+cmain (void)
+{
+   *((int *) 0x1000) = 2;
+}
+EOF
+
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && test -s conftest.o; then :
+else
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: ${CC-cc} cannot compile C source code" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: ${CC-cc} cannot compile C source code" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+fi
+grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute=yes
+for link_addr in 2000 8000 7C00; do
+  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} ${CFLAGS} -nostdlib -Wl,-N -Wl,-Ttext -Wl,$link_addr conftest.o -o conftest.exec'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then :
+  else
+    { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: ${CC-cc} cannot link at address $link_addr" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: ${CC-cc} cannot link at address $link_addr" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+  fi
+  if { ac_try='${OBJCOPY-objcopy} -O binary conftest.exec conftest'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then :
+  else
+    { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: ${OBJCOPY-objcopy} cannot create binary files" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: ${OBJCOPY-objcopy} cannot create binary files" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+  fi
+  if test ! -f conftest.old || { ac_try='cmp -s conftest.old conftest'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+    mv -f conftest conftest.old
+  else
+    grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute=no
+    break
+  fi
+done
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
+
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute" >&6; }
+
+if test "x$grub_cv_prog_objcopy_absolute" = xno; then
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: GRUB requires a working absolute objcopy; upgrade your binutils" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: GRUB requires a working absolute objcopy; upgrade your binutils" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+fi
+
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking if C symbols get an underscore after compilation" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking if C symbols get an underscore after compilation... $ECHO_C" >&6; }