--- a/ext/gettext/config.m4
+++ b/ext/gettext/config.m4
@@ -32,3 +32,2 @@
   )
-  LDFLAGS=$O_LDFLAGS
 
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@
   AC_CHECK_LIB($GETTEXT_CHECK_IN_LIB, bind_textdomain_codeset,  [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET, 1, [ ])])
+  LDFLAGS=$O_LDFLAGS
   
 fi