diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cfb9c89..4790847 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 CURLDIR=`curl-config --cflags`
 CURLFLAGS=`curl-config --libs | cut -d ' ' -f 1`
-CURLLIBS=`curl-config --libs | cut -d ' ' -f 2-`
+CURLLIBS=`curl-config --libs`
 
 CFLAGS=$CURLDIR
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a8a37f7..821fde3 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AC_INIT(ocurl,0.5.4)
 
 CURLDIR=`curl-config --cflags`
 CURLFLAGS=`curl-config --libs | cut -d ' ' -f 1`
-CURLLIBS=`curl-config --libs | cut -d ' ' -f 2-`
+CURLLIBS=`curl-config --libs`
 
 CFLAGS=$CURLDIR