diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dea58303e1..27e73d29ea 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ if test "$ol_link_ldbm" != no -a $ol_enable_ldbm != no; then
 	AC_DEFINE(SLAPD_LDBM,1,[define to support LDBM backend])
 	BUILD_SLAPD=yes
 	BUILD_LDBM=yes
-	LDBM_LIB="-ldbm"
+	LDBM_LIB="-lldbm"
 	if test "$ol_with_ldbm_module" != static ; then
 		AC_DEFINE(SLAPD_LDBM_DYNAMIC,1,
 			[define to support dynamic LDBM backend])