diff --git a/binutils/configure b/binutils/configure
index 6e1f21e..78bf4ae 100755
--- a/binutils/configure
+++ b/binutils/configure
@@ -12106,6 +12106,7 @@
 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.
@@ -12267,6 +12268,8 @@
 if test "$LEX" = :; then
   LEX=${am_missing_run}flex
 fi
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="bg da es fi fr id it ja ro ru rw sk sv tr uk vi zh_CN zh_TW hr ca"
 # If we haven't got the data from the intl directory,
diff --git a/binutils/configure.ac b/binutils/configure.ac
index defe781..8fd236a 100644
--- a/binutils/configure.ac
+++ b/binutils/configure.ac
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@
 fi
 
 AC_PROG_YACC
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 AM_PROG_LEX
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="bg da es fi fr id it ja ro ru rw sk sv tr uk vi zh_CN zh_TW hr ca"
 ZW_GNU_GETTEXT_SISTER_DIR
diff --git a/gas/configure b/gas/configure
index f959e95..9bb4043 100755
--- a/gas/configure
+++ b/gas/configure
@@ -12819,6 +12819,7 @@ 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.
@@ -12980,6 +12981,8 @@ esac
 if test "$LEX" = :; then
   LEX=${am_missing_run}flex
 fi
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 ALL_LINGUAS="fr tr es rw id ru fi ja zh_CN"
 # If we haven't got the data from the intl directory,
diff --git a/gas/configure.ac b/gas/configure.ac
index 07f825d..c552b7e 100644
--- a/gas/configure.ac
+++ b/gas/configure.ac
@@ -734,7 +734,10 @@ 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="fr tr es rw id ru fi ja zh_CN"
 ZW_GNU_GETTEXT_SISTER_DIR
diff --git a/ld/configure b/ld/configure
index a446283..1a6bf81 100755
--- a/ld/configure
+++ b/ld/configure
@@ -16087,6 +16087,7 @@ 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.
@@ -16248,6 +16249,8 @@ 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 188172d..45eec53 100644
--- a/ld/configure.ac
+++ b/ld/configure.ac
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ AM_PO_SUBDIRS
 AC_EXEEXT
 
 AC_PROG_YACC
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 AM_PROG_LEX
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
+LEXLIB=
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GENINSRC_NEVER, false)