diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2438f6178f..bdbed4d6b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -615,6 +615,11 @@ GST_CFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs -I\$(top_builddir)/gst-libs $GST_CFLAGS \$
 AC_SUBST(GST_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_LIBS)
 
+dnl LDFLAGS really should only contain flags, not libs - they get added before
+dnl whatevertarget_LIBS and -L flags here affect the rest of the linking
+GST_ALL_LDFLAGS="-no-undefined"
+AC_SUBST(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS)
+
 dnl this really should only contain flags, not libs - they get added before
 dnl whatevertarget_LIBS and -L flags here affect the rest of the linking
 GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS="-module -avoid-version -export-symbols-regex '^[_]*gst_plugin_desc\$\$' $GST_ALL_LDFLAGS"