diff --git a/auto/cc/conf b/auto/cc/conf
index 482390029..dacb079c7 100644
--- a/auto/cc/conf
+++ b/auto/cc/conf
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $NGX_CC_OPT"
+NGX_TEST_LD_OPT="$NGX_LD_OPT"
 
 
 if [ "$NGX_PLATFORM" != win32 ]; then
diff --git a/auto/cc/gcc b/auto/cc/gcc
index 8e5422e08..772b92582 100644
--- a/auto/cc/gcc
+++ b/auto/cc/gcc
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ esac
 #NGX_GCC_OPT="-Os"
 NGX_GCC_OPT="-O"
 
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $NGX_GCC_OPT"
-
 #CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fomit-frame-pointer"
 
 case $CPU in
diff --git a/auto/feature b/auto/feature
index cd71e27b1..1bd334551 100644
--- a/auto/feature
+++ b/auto/feature
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ END
 
 
 ngx_test="$CC $CC_TEST_FLAGS $CC_AUX_FLAGS $ngx_feature_inc_path \
-          -o $NGX_AUTOTEST $NGX_AUTOTEST.c $NGX_LD_OPT $ngx_feature_libs"
+          -o $NGX_AUTOTEST $NGX_AUTOTEST.c $NGX_TEST_LD_OPT $ngx_feature_libs"
 
 ngx_feature_inc_path=