diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0a3c6a72c3..581170e81a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2320,7 +2320,6 @@ if test "$xen" != "no" ; then
     fi
     QEMU_CFLAGS="$QEMU_CFLAGS $($pkg_config --cflags $xen_pc)"
     libs_softmmu="$($pkg_config --libs $xen_pc) $libs_softmmu"
-    LDFLAGS="$($pkg_config --libs $xen_pc) $LDFLAGS"
   else
 
     xen_libs="-lxenstore -lxenctrl -lxenguest"