diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b3501da5ab..76287884214 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ case $host in
      postdeps_CXX=
 
      dnl We require Windows 7 (NT 6.1) or later
-     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--major-subsystem-version -Wl,6 -Wl,--minor-subsystem-version -Wl,1], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--major-subsystem-version -Wl,6 -Wl,--minor-subsystem-version -Wl,1"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
+     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--major-subsystem-version -Wl,6 -Wl,--minor-subsystem-version -Wl,1], [CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--major-subsystem-version -Wl,6 -Wl,--minor-subsystem-version -Wl,1"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
      ;;
   *darwin*)
      TARGET_OS=darwin
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ case $host in
                else
                  CORE_CPPFLAGS="$CORE_CPPFLAGS -I$miniupnpc_prefix/include"
                fi
-               LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$miniupnpc_prefix/lib"
+               CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS -L$miniupnpc_prefix/lib"
              fi
              if test "$use_natpmp" != "no" && $BREW list --versions libnatpmp >/dev/null; then
                libnatpmp_prefix=$($BREW --prefix libnatpmp 2>/dev/null)
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ case $host in
                else
                  CORE_CPPFLAGS="$CORE_CPPFLAGS -I$libnatpmp_prefix/include"
                fi
-               LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$libnatpmp_prefix/lib"
+               CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS -L$libnatpmp_prefix/lib"
              fi
              ;;
          esac
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ case $host in
        esac
      fi
 
-     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
+     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names], [CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
      CORE_CPPFLAGS="$CORE_CPPFLAGS -DMAC_OSX -DOBJC_OLD_DISPATCH_PROTOTYPES=0"
      OBJCXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
      ;;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ if test "$use_lcov" = "yes"; then
   AC_SUBST(COV_TOOL_WRAPPER, "cov_tool_wrapper.sh")
   LCOV="$LCOV --gcov-tool $(pwd)/$COV_TOOL_WRAPPER"
 
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([--coverage], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS --coverage"],
+  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([--coverage], [CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS --coverage"],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([lcov testing requested but --coverage linker flag does not work])])
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([--coverage],[CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS --coverage"],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([lcov testing requested but --coverage flag does not work])])
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ dnl These flags are specific to ld64, and may cause issues with other linkers.
 dnl For example: GNU ld will interpret -dead_strip as -de and then try and use
 dnl "ad_strip" as the symbol for the entry point.
 if test "$TARGET_OS" = "darwin"; then
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-dead_strip], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-dead_strip"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
+  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-dead_strip], [CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS -Wl,-dead_strip"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
+  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs], [CORE_LDFLAGS="$CORE_LDFLAGS -Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
   AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-bind_at_load], [HARDENED_LDFLAGS="$HARDENED_LDFLAGS -Wl,-bind_at_load"], [], [$LDFLAG_WERROR])
 fi
 
@@ -1873,6 +1873,7 @@ AC_SUBST(BITCOIN_MP_NODE_NAME)
 AC_SUBST(BITCOIN_MP_GUI_NAME)
 
 AC_SUBST(RELDFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(CORE_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CORE_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DEBUG_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(WARN_CXXFLAGS)
@@ -2008,6 +2009,6 @@ echo "  CFLAGS          = $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
 echo "  CPPFLAGS        = $DEBUG_CPPFLAGS $HARDENED_CPPFLAGS $CORE_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
 echo "  CXX             = $CXX"
 echo "  CXXFLAGS        = $LTO_CXXFLAGS $DEBUG_CXXFLAGS $HARDENED_CXXFLAGS $WARN_CXXFLAGS $NOWARN_CXXFLAGS $ERROR_CXXFLAGS $GPROF_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
-echo "  LDFLAGS         = $LTO_LDFLAGS $PTHREAD_LIBS $HARDENED_LDFLAGS $GPROF_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+echo "  LDFLAGS         = $LTO_LDFLAGS $PTHREAD_LIBS $HARDENED_LDFLAGS $GPROF_LDFLAGS $CORE_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 echo "  ARFLAGS         = $ARFLAGS"
 echo
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8d36770e176..2ea536eec5f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ print-%: FORCE
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS = secp256k1
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS) $(GPROF_LDFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_LDFLAGS) $(LTO_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS) $(GPROF_LDFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_LDFLAGS) $(LTO_LDFLAGS) $(CORE_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CXXFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(NOWARN_CXXFLAGS) $(ERROR_CXXFLAGS) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_CXXFLAGS) $(LTO_CXXFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CPPFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS) $(CORE_CPPFLAGS)
 AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --preserve-dup-deps