diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9c74b35..a93660e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ NFSVER		= 0.1
 CFLAGS		= @CFLAGS@ -I.
 LDFLAGS		= @LDFLAGS@
 CC		= @CC@
+LDCONFIG        = @LDCONFIG@
+ifeq ($(LDCONFIG),)
+    LDCONFIG = ":"
+endif
 
 prefix		= $(DESTDIR)@prefix@
 exec_prefix	= @exec_prefix@
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ install_shared:	shared install_static install_common
 			$(libdir)/liblockfile.so.$(SOVER)
 		ln -s liblockfile.so.$(SOVER) $(libdir)/liblockfile.so.$(MAJOR)
 		ln -s liblockfile.so.$(SOVER) $(libdir)/liblockfile.so
-		if test "$(DESTDIR)" = ""; then @LDCONFIG@; fi
+		if test "$(DESTDIR)" = ""; then $(LDCONFIG); fi
 
 install_common:
 		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(includedir)
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ install_common:
 install_nfslib:	nfslib
 		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(nfslockdir)
 		install -m 755 nfslock.so.$(NFSVER) $(nfslockdir)
-		if test "$(DESTDIR)" = ""; then @LDCONFIG@; fi
+		if test "$(DESTDIR)" = ""; then $(LDCONFIG); fi
 
 test:		test-stamp
 		@: