diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c13f5f4..1c326f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ common_defaults()
 		fi
 
 		if [ -z "$mb_ldflags_sysroot" ]; then
-			mb_ldflags_sysroot="-Wl,--sysroot,$mb_sysroot"
+			mb_ldflags_sysroot="--sysroot=$mb_sysroot"
 		fi
 	fi