diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6f149d2c73..dc464e6381 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-02-26  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/Makefile.am (gimp_2_5_LDFLAGS): don't assume that global
+	AM_LDFLAGS and per-target LD_FLAGS would sum up and explicitly add
+	AM_LDFLAGS to gimp_2_5_LDFLAGS.
+
 2008-02-26  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/print/print.h (struct PrintData): removed unused field.
diff --git a/app/Makefile.am b/app/Makefile.am
index 6715bd3555..9664128ba3 100644
--- a/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/Makefile.am
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = $(munix) \
 	-u $(SYMPREFIX)gimp_coords_mix		\
 	-u $(SYMPREFIX)gimp_plug_in_manager_restore
 
-gimp_2_5_LDFLAGS = $(mwindows) 
+gimp_2_5_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(mwindows) 
 
 gimp_2_5_LDADD = \
 	gui/libappgui.a			\