--- nmap-4.65/configure.ac

+++ nmap-4.65/configure.ac

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip], [/bin/true])

 needs_cpp_precomp=no

 LUA_CFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_POSIX -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN"

+NSE_LDFLAGS=""

 case "$host" in

   *alpha-dec-osf*)

@@ -112,15 +113,15 @@ case "$host" in

     ;;

   *-netbsd* | *-knetbsd*-gnu)

     AC_DEFINE(NETBSD)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E" # needed for nse-C-module support

     ;;

   *-openbsd*)

     AC_DEFINE(OPENBSD)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E" # needed for nse-C-module support

     ;;

   *-freebsd* | *-kfreebsd*-gnu | *-dragonfly*)

     AC_DEFINE(FREEBSD)

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E" # needed for nse-C-module support

     ;;

   *-bsdi*)

     AC_DEFINE(BSDI)

@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ case "$host" in

   *-linux*)

     AC_DEFINE(LINUX)

     AC_DEFINE(PCAP_TIMEOUT_IGNORED)  # libpcap doesn't even LOOK at the timeout you give it under Linux

-    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E $LDFLAGS" # needed for nse-C-module support

+    NSE_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E" # needed for nse-C-module support

     ;;

   *-apple-darwin*)

     AC_DEFINE(MACOSX)

@@ -564,6 +565,7 @@ else

     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) 

   fi

+  LDFLAGS="$NSE_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"

   INSTALLNSE="install-nse"

 fi