diff --git a/binutils/configure b/binutils/configure
index 94be22505d4..0a3540ee8d6 100755
--- a/binutils/configure
+++ b/binutils/configure
@@ -12529,6 +12529,7 @@ fi
 done
 test -n "$YACC" || YACC="yacc"
 
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 for ac_prog in flex lex
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -12692,6 +12693,8 @@ esac
 if test "$LEX" = :; then
   LEX=${am_missing_run}flex
 fi
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="bg ca da es fi fr hr id it ja pt ro ru rw sk sr sv tr uk vi zh_CN zh_TW"
 
diff --git a/binutils/configure.ac b/binutils/configure.ac
index cb65e503df1..8317d1bec56 100644
--- a/binutils/configure.ac
+++ b/binutils/configure.ac
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ if test -z "$host" ; then
 fi
 
 AC_PROG_YACC
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 AM_PROG_LEX
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="bg ca da es fi fr hr id it ja pt ro ru rw sk sr sv tr uk vi zh_CN zh_TW"
 AM_PO_SUBDIRS
diff --git a/gas/configure b/gas/configure
index 9c640c870cd..8fb28d6fb64 100755
--- a/gas/configure
+++ b/gas/configure
@@ -13036,6 +13036,7 @@ fi
 done
 test -n "$YACC" || YACC="yacc"
 
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 for ac_prog in flex lex
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -13199,6 +13200,8 @@ esac
 if test "$LEX" = :; then
   LEX=${am_missing_run}flex
 fi
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="es fi fr id ja ru rw sv tr uk zh_CN"
 
diff --git a/gas/configure.ac b/gas/configure.ac
index 30fa5eb13ea..293babecb8f 100644
--- a/gas/configure.ac
+++ b/gas/configure.ac
@@ -938,7 +938,10 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(TARGET_VENDOR,	"${target_vendor}", [Target vendor.])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(TARGET_OS,		"${target_os}",    [Target OS.])
 
 AC_PROG_YACC
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 AM_PROG_LEX
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="es fi fr id ja ru rw sv tr uk zh_CN"
 AM_PO_SUBDIRS
diff --git a/ld/configure b/ld/configure
index 78b54b39eb2..956b8b1c415 100755
--- a/ld/configure
+++ b/ld/configure
@@ -18016,6 +18016,7 @@ fi
 done
 test -n "$YACC" || YACC="yacc"
 
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 for ac_prog in flex lex
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -18179,6 +18180,8 @@ esac
 if test "$LEX" = :; then
   LEX=${am_missing_run}flex
 fi
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
diff --git a/ld/configure.ac b/ld/configure.ac
index 3ee84958b1c..a8f64fe7760 100644
--- a/ld/configure.ac
+++ b/ld/configure.ac
@@ -407,7 +407,10 @@ ZW_GNU_GETTEXT_SISTER_DIR
 AC_EXEEXT
 
 AC_PROG_YACC
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 AM_PROG_LEX
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GENINSRC_NEVER, false)