--- nmap/configure.ac

+++ nmap/configure.ac

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip], [/bin/true])

 needs_cpp_precomp=no

 LUA_CFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_POSIX -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN"

+NSE_LDFLAGS=""

 case "$host" in

   *alpha-dec-osf*)

@@ -95,15 +96,15 @@ case "$host" in

     ;;

   *-netbsd* | *-knetbsd*-gnu)

     AC_DEFINE(NETBSD)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E"

     ;;

   *-openbsd*)

     AC_DEFINE(OPENBSD)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E"

     ;;

   *-freebsd* | *-kfreebsd*-gnu | *-dragonfly*)

     AC_DEFINE(FREEBSD)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E"

     ;;

   *-bsdi*)

     AC_DEFINE(BSDI)

@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ case "$host" in

     ;;

   *-linux*)

     AC_DEFINE(LINUX)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E"

     ;;

   *-apple-darwin*)

     AC_DEFINE(MACOSX)

@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ else

   fi

   INSTALLNSE="install-nse"

+  LDFLAGS="$NSE_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"

 fi

 AC_SUBST(LIBLUA_LIBS)