diff --git a/lang/php4/Makefile b/lang/php4/Makefile
index a32ca430af68..f0f8d5adad77 100644
--- a/lang/php4/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php4/Makefile
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-cgi
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	ac_cv_pthreads_lib=${PTHREAD_LIBS} \
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_pthreads_lib=${PTHREAD_LIBS} \
 		ac_cv_pthreads_cflags=${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
 
+MAKE_ENV+=	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+
 .if defined(WITH_OPENSSL)
 .include "${PORTSDIR}/Mk/bsd.openssl.mk"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-openssl=${OPENSSLBASE} \
diff --git a/lang/php5/Makefile b/lang/php5/Makefile
index 4e33af8a9dca..fd677ae1c48e 100644
--- a/lang/php5/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php5/Makefile
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-cgi
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	ac_cv_pthreads_lib=${PTHREAD_LIBS} \
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_pthreads_lib=${PTHREAD_LIBS} \
 		ac_cv_pthreads_cflags=${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
 
+MAKE_ENV+=	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+
 .if defined(WITH_APACHE)
 .if ${APACHE_VERSION} > 13
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-apxs2=${APXS}
diff --git a/lang/php53/Makefile b/lang/php53/Makefile
index 4e33af8a9dca..fd677ae1c48e 100644
--- a/lang/php53/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php53/Makefile
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-cgi
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	ac_cv_pthreads_lib=${PTHREAD_LIBS} \
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	ac_cv_pthreads_lib=${PTHREAD_LIBS} \
 		ac_cv_pthreads_cflags=${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}
 
+MAKE_ENV+=	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+
 .if defined(WITH_APACHE)
 .if ${APACHE_VERSION} > 13
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-apxs2=${APXS}