diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5fe9950e20..28197b3c9d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4439,6 +4439,7 @@ msvc_common_flags(){
             -l*)                  echo ${flag#-l}.lib ;;
             -LARGEADDRESSAWARE)   echo $flag ;;
             -L*)                  echo -libpath:${flag#-L} ;;
+            -Wl,*)                ;;
             *)                    echo $flag ;;
         esac
     done