diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 47a182a763..4378e85975 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ dlfcn="no"
 dlopen="no"
 mpegaudio_hp="yes"
 SHFLAGS='-shared -Wl,-soname,$@'
-VHOOKSHFLAGS="$SHFLAGS"
+VHOOKSHFLAGS='$(SHFLAGS)'
 netserver="no"
 need_inet_aton="no"
 protocols="yes"