--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ $arch_yacc        = "yacc";
 $arch_yflags      = "-d";
 $arch_coptout     = "-o ";
 
-$arch_copts       = "";  # used to make CFLAGS   (for C)
-$arch_cppopts     = "";  # used to make CPPFLAGS (for C++)
-$arch_lopts       = "";  # used to make LOADLIBES   (for the linker)
+$arch_copts       = $ENV{"CFLAGS"} . " " . $ENV{"CPPFLAGS"};  # used to make CFLAGS   (for C)
+$arch_cppopts     = $ENV{"CXXFLAGS"} . " " . $ENV{"CPPFLAGS"};  # used to make CPPFLAGS (for C++)
+$arch_lopts       = $ENV{"LDFLAGS"};  # used to make LOADLIBES   (for the linker)
 
 $arch_opt_flag    = "-O";
 $arch_debug_flag  = "-g";
@@ -1976,14 +1976,14 @@ if ($config_arch eq "LINUXAMD64") {
 
       if ($config_static) {
         # link everything statically (this won't work due to libGL issues)
-        $arch_lopts     = "-static";
+        $arch_lopts     .= " -static";
       } else {
         # link the Intel compiler libraries statically, and use the GCC C++ libs
         # $arch_lopts   = "-static-libcxa -cxxlib-gcc";
         # dynamically link all libs, and use Intel libs where possible
-        $arch_lopts     = "-rdynamic ";
+        $arch_lopts     .= " -rdynamic ";
       }
-      $arch_lopts       .= "-i-static ";
+      $arch_lopts       .= " -i-static ";
     } else {
       # for compiling with g++:
       $arch_cc		= "gcc";
@@ -1995,9 +1995,9 @@ if ($config_arch eq "LINUXAMD64") {
 
       # so far only STATIC version tested
       if ($config_static) {
-        $arch_lopts	= "-static"; 
+        $arch_lopts	.= " -static";
       } else {
-        $arch_lopts	= "-rdynamic";
+        $arch_lopts	.= " -rdynamic";
       }
     }
 
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ if ($config_arch eq "LINUXAMD64") {
       $arch_opt_flag   .= " -fPIC";
       $arch_copts      .= " -fPIC";
       $arch_nvccflags  .= " -Xcompiler -fPIC";
-      $arch_lopts       = "-shared";
+      $arch_lopts      .= " -shared";
       $arch_cppopts    .= " -DVMD_SHARED";
     }
 }
--- a/plugins_source/Make-arch
+++ b/plugins_source/Make-arch
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ LINUXALPHA:
 LINUXAMD64:
 	$(MAKE) dynlibs staticlibs bins \
 	"ARCH = LINUXAMD64" \
-	"COPTO = -fPIC -m64 -o " \
-	"LOPTO = -fPIC -m64 -o " \
+	"COPTO = -fPIC -m64 -o "$(LDFLAGS)" " \
+	"LOPTO = -fPIC -m64 -o "$(LDFLAGS)" " \
 	"CC = gcc" \
 	"CXX = g++" \
 	"DEF = -D" \
-	"CCFLAGS = -m64 -O2 -fPIC -Wall" \
-	"CXXFLAGS = -m64 -O2 -fPIC -Wall" \
+	"CCFLAGS = -m64 -O2 -fPIC -Wall "$(CFLAGS) \
+	"CXXFLAGS = -m64 -O2 -fPIC -Wall "$(CXXFLAGS) \
 	"TCLLDFLAGS = -ltcl8.5 -ldl" \
 	"NETCDFLDFLAGS = -lnetcdf " \
 	"AR = ar" \