diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5e9bcb602d884e..81766eddb4be25 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9429,14 +9429,14 @@ else $as_nop
   wasm_debug=no
 fi
 
-        as_fn_append LDFLAGS_NODIST " -sALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH -sINITIAL_MEMORY=20971520"
+        as_fn_append LINKFORSHARED " -sALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH -sINITIAL_MEMORY=20971520"
 
         as_fn_append LDFLAGS_NODIST " -sWASM_BIGINT"
 
-        as_fn_append LDFLAGS_NODIST " -sFORCE_FILESYSTEM -lidbfs.js -lnodefs.js -lproxyfs.js -lworkerfs.js"
-    as_fn_append LDFLAGS_NODIST " -sEXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=FS,callMain,ENV"
-    as_fn_append LDFLAGS_NODIST " -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=_main,_Py_Version"
-    as_fn_append LDFLAGS_NODIST " -sSTACK_SIZE=5MB"
+        as_fn_append LINKFORSHARED " -sFORCE_FILESYSTEM -lidbfs.js -lnodefs.js -lproxyfs.js -lworkerfs.js"
+    as_fn_append LINKFORSHARED " -sEXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=FS,callMain,ENV"
+    as_fn_append LINKFORSHARED " -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=_main,_Py_Version"
+    as_fn_append LINKFORSHARED " -sSTACK_SIZE=5MB"
 
     if test "x$enable_wasm_dynamic_linking" = xyes
 then :
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf3685e1b1b209..a556d38e164f81 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2325,16 +2325,16 @@ AS_CASE([$ac_sys_system],
     AS_VAR_IF([Py_DEBUG], [yes], [wasm_debug=yes], [wasm_debug=no])
 
     dnl Start with 20 MB and allow to grow
-    AS_VAR_APPEND([LDFLAGS_NODIST], [" -sALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH -sINITIAL_MEMORY=20971520"])
+    AS_VAR_APPEND([LINKFORSHARED], [" -sALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH -sINITIAL_MEMORY=20971520"])
 
     dnl map int64_t and uint64_t to JS bigint
     AS_VAR_APPEND([LDFLAGS_NODIST], [" -sWASM_BIGINT"])
 
     dnl Include file system support
-    AS_VAR_APPEND([LDFLAGS_NODIST], [" -sFORCE_FILESYSTEM -lidbfs.js -lnodefs.js -lproxyfs.js -lworkerfs.js"])
-    AS_VAR_APPEND([LDFLAGS_NODIST], [" -sEXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=FS,callMain,ENV"])
-    AS_VAR_APPEND([LDFLAGS_NODIST], [" -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=_main,_Py_Version"])
-    AS_VAR_APPEND([LDFLAGS_NODIST], [" -sSTACK_SIZE=5MB"])
+    AS_VAR_APPEND([LINKFORSHARED], [" -sFORCE_FILESYSTEM -lidbfs.js -lnodefs.js -lproxyfs.js -lworkerfs.js"])
+    AS_VAR_APPEND([LINKFORSHARED], [" -sEXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=FS,callMain,ENV"])
+    AS_VAR_APPEND([LINKFORSHARED], [" -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=_main,_Py_Version"])
+    AS_VAR_APPEND([LINKFORSHARED], [" -sSTACK_SIZE=5MB"])
 
     AS_VAR_IF([enable_wasm_dynamic_linking], [yes], [
       AS_VAR_APPEND([LINKFORSHARED], [" -sMAIN_MODULE"])