diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index faf57b1..690a9b8 100644
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ my $list_separator_re =
 # (we supported those before the change to "make variable" support.
 my %user = (
     AR          => env('AR'),
-    ARFLAGS     => [],
+    ARFLAGS     => [ env('ARFLAGS') || () ],
     AS          => undef,
     ASFLAGS     => [],
     CC          => env('CC'),
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ my %user = (
     CPPINCLUDES => [],  # Alternative for -I
     CROSS_COMPILE => env('CROSS_COMPILE'),
     HASHBANGPERL=> env('HASHBANGPERL') || env('PERL'),
-    LD          => undef,
+    LD          => env('LD'),
     LDFLAGS     => [ env('LDFLAGS') || () ],  # -L, -Wl,
     LDLIBS      => [ env('LDLIBS') || () ],  # -l
     MT          => undef,