--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
+++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
@@ -6104,7 +6104,6 @@ func_mode_link ()
 	       test "$hardcode_direct_absolute" = no; then
 	      add="$libdir/$linklib"
 	    elif test "$hardcode_minus_L" = yes; then
-	      add_dir="-L$libdir"
 	      add="-l$name"
 	    elif test "$hardcode_shlibpath_var" = yes; then
 	      case :$finalize_shlibpath: in
--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
+++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
@@ -6893,7 +6893,6 @@ func_mode_link ()
 	       test "$hardcode_direct_absolute" = no; then
 	      add="$libdir/$linklib"
 	    elif test "$hardcode_minus_L" = yes; then
-	      add_dir="-L$libdir"
 	      add="-l$name"
 	    elif test "$hardcode_shlibpath_var" = yes; then
 	      case :$finalize_shlibpath: in
