diff --git a/apr-config.in b/apr-config.in
index 132d98b..5908a10 100644
--- a/apr-config.in
+++ b/apr-config.in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SHELL="@SHELL@"
 CPPFLAGS="@EXTRA_CPPFLAGS@"
 CFLAGS="@EXTRA_CFLAGS@"
 LDFLAGS="@EXTRA_LDFLAGS@"
-LIBS="@EXTRA_LIBS@"
+LIBS=""
 EXTRA_INCLUDES="@EXTRA_INCLUDES@"
 SHLIBPATH_VAR="@shlibpath_var@"
 APR_SOURCE_DIR="$(cd @installbuilddir@/.. ; pwd)"