diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 37bc7cd2a60b..6af7495d51a1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ alpha*-*-osf*)
 *-netbsd*)
     DLL_SUFFIX="so.1.0"
     DSO_CFLAGS='-fPIC'
-    DSO_LDOPTS='-shared -h $(@:$(OBJDIR)/%.$(DLL_SUFFIX)=%.$(DLL_SUFFIX))'
-    MKSHLIB='$(LD) $(DSO_LDOPTS)'
+    DSO_LDOPTS='-Wl,-shared -Wl,-h -Wl,$(@:$(OBJDIR)/%.$(DLL_SUFFIX)=%.$(DLL_SUFFIX))'
+    MKSHLIB='$(CXX) $(DSO_LDOPTS)'
     if test -z "`$CC -E - -dM </dev/null | grep __ELF__`"; then
 	DSO_LDOPTS="-Bshareable"
     fi