diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 0b71284b..c84a1e8d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2611,6 +2611,7 @@ Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr>
 
 Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net>
  for making include paths not be overwritten in the Makefile
+ for adding LDFLAGS to the linker calls in the Makefiles
 
 Radek Stastny <dedkus@gmail.com>
  for translating OSD texts to the Czech language
@@ -2642,3 +2643,6 @@ Henning Heinold <heinold@inf.fu-berlin.de>
 
 Dominik Strasser <dominik@die-strassers.de>
  for making a cRemote be removed from the Remotes list in case its initialization failed
+
+Joerg Bornkessel <hd_brummy@gentoo.org>
+ for adding LDFLAGS to the linker calls in the Makefiles
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 242ada23..c236c331 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -6481,7 +6481,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   from Osama Alrawab). See INSTALL for information on how to turn this on.
 - Added Arabian language texts (thanks to Osama Alrawab).
 
-2010-12-24: Version 1.7.17
+2010-12-26: Version 1.7.17
 
 - Updated the Estonian OSD texts (thanks to Arthur Konovalov).
 - Fixed following symbolic links in RemoveFileOrDir() (cont'd) (thanks to
@@ -6513,3 +6513,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Changed "frame duration" to "frame rate" in vdr.5 (reported by Tobias Grimm).
 - Removing a cRemote from the Remotes list in case its initialization failed (thanks
   to Dominik Strasser).
+- Added LDFLAGS to the linker calls in the Makefiles (thanks to Joerg Bornkessel and
+  Paul Menzel).
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a362f8d..a6a44895 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.11 2010/10/24 13:31:52 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.12 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR:
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 # The main program:
 
 vdr: $(OBJS) $(SILIB)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -rdynamic $(OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LIBDIRS) $(SILIB) -o vdr
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -rdynamic $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LIBDIRS) $(SILIB) -o vdr
 
 # The libsi library:
 
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
index f1c38acc..49dbf73e 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/dvbsddevice/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 1.4 2010/10/24 13:47:36 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 1.5 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ i18n: $(I18Nmsgs) $(I18Npot)
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: $(I18Npo) clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
index a82ea444..162abd9b 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/hello/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.4 2010/10/24 13:44:11 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.5 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ i18n: $(I18Nmsgs)
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: $(I18Npo) clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
index d9ed4c56..bef393ce 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/osddemo/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.1 2010/02/06 14:50:03 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.2 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
index 7268f610..c8e34139 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/pictures/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.4 2010/10/24 13:44:24 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.5 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ i18n: $(I18Nmsgs) $(I18Npot)
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: $(I18Npo) clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
index 18bfd26a..b1aede3d 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/servicedemo/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.1 2010/02/06 14:50:03 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.2 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN1).so: $(PLUGIN1).o
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(PLUGIN1).o -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(PLUGIN1).o -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN2).so: $(PLUGIN2).o
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(PLUGIN2).o -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(PLUGIN2).o -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
index 13511025..842bd51e 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.4 2010/10/24 13:44:29 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.5 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ i18n: $(I18Nmsgs) $(I18Npot)
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -lncursesw -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -lncursesw -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: $(I18Npo) clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
index 556a09e5..a07ca59c 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/status/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.1 2010/02/06 14:50:03 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.2 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: clean
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile b/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
index 4a803c6b..0a790794 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/svdrpdemo/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for a Video Disk Recorder plugin
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.1 2010/02/06 14:50:03 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.2 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $(DEPFILE): Makefile
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
 	@cp --remove-destination $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: clean
diff --git a/newplugin b/newplugin
index abbe8cfe..76e95437 100755
--- a/newplugin
+++ b/newplugin
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: newplugin 2.4 2010/10/24 13:42:38 kls Exp $
+# $Id: newplugin 2.5 2010/12/26 12:04:17 kls Exp $
 
 $PLUGIN_NAME = $ARGV[0] || die "Usage: newplugin <name>\n";
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ i18n: \$(I18Nmsgs) \$(I18Npot)
 ### Targets:
 
 libvdr-\$(PLUGIN).so: \$(OBJS)
-	\$(CXX) \$(CXXFLAGS) -shared \$(OBJS) -o \$\@
+	\$(CXX) \$(CXXFLAGS) \$(LDFLAGS) -shared \$(OBJS) -o \$\@
 	\@cp --remove-destination \$\@ \$(LIBDIR)/\$\@.\$(APIVERSION)
 
 dist: \$(I18Npo) clean