diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70d2190890..ba7ce91614 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $(PROGS): %$(EXESUF): %_g$(EXESUF)
 $(TOOLS): %$(EXESUF): %.o
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LD_O) $< $(ELIBS)
 
-tools/cws2fws$(EXESUF): ELIBS = -lz
+tools/cws2fws$(EXESUF): ELIBS = $(ZLIB)
 
 config.h: .config
 .config: $(wildcard $(FFLIBS:%=$(SRC_PATH)/lib%/all*.c))
diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index b41f885fce..14c6508a6c 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifndef SUBDIR
 ifndef V
 Q      = @
 ECHO   = printf "$(1)\t%s\n" $(2)
-BRIEF  = CC CXX HOSTCC AS YASM AR LD STRIP CP
+BRIEF  = CC CXX HOSTCC HOSTLD AS YASM AR LD STRIP CP
 SILENT = DEPCC DEPHOSTCC DEPAS DEPYASM RANLIB RM
 
 MSG    = $@
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $(HOSTOBJS): %.o: %.c
 	$(call COMPILE,HOSTCC)
 
 $(HOSTPROGS): %$(HOSTEXESUF): %.o
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) $(HOSTCC_O) $< $(HOSTLIBS)
+	$(HOSTLD) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) $(HOSTLD_O) $< $(HOSTLIBS)
 
 $(OBJS):     | $(sort $(dir $(OBJS)))
 $(HOSTOBJS): | $(sort $(dir $(HOSTOBJS)))
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4b86c8ee87..6fc81f4838 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ Advanced options (experts only):
   --ld=LD                  use linker LD [$ld_default]
   --host-cc=HOSTCC         use host C compiler HOSTCC
   --host-cflags=HCFLAGS    use HCFLAGS when compiling for host
+  --host-ld=HOSTLD         use host linker HOSTLD
   --host-ldflags=HLDFLAGS  use HLDFLAGS when linking for host
   --host-libs=HLIBS        use libs HLIBS when linking for host
   --host-os=OS             compiler host OS [$target_os]
@@ -1444,6 +1445,7 @@ CMDLINE_SET="
     extra_version
     host_cc
     host_cflags
+    host_ld
     host_ldflags
     host_libs
     host_os
@@ -2050,6 +2052,7 @@ LD_O='-o $@'
 FORCE_INC="-include"
 HOSTCC_C='-c'
 HOSTCC_O='-o $@'
+HOSTLD_O='-o $@'
 
 host_cflags='-D_ISOC99_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600 -O3 -g'
 host_libs='-lm'
@@ -2408,7 +2411,7 @@ probe_cc(){
     pfx=$1
     _cc=$2
 
-    unset _type _ident _cc_c _cc_e _cc_o _flags _cflags _ldflags
+    unset _type _ident _cc_c _cc_e _cc_o _ld_o _flags _cflags _ldflags
     unset _depflags _DEPCMD _DEPFLAGS
     _flags_filter=echo
 
@@ -2548,9 +2551,7 @@ set_ccvars CC
 
 probe_cc hostcc "$host_cc"
 host_cflags_filter=$_flags_filter
-host_ldflags_filter=$_flags_filter
 add_host_cflags  $_flags $_cflags
-add_host_ldflags $_flags $_ldflags
 set_ccvars HOSTCC
 
 test -n "$cc_type" && enable $cc_type ||
@@ -2559,7 +2560,8 @@ test -n "$cc_type" && enable $cc_type ||
 : ${as_default:=$cc}
 : ${dep_cc_default:=$cc}
 : ${ld_default:=$cc}
-set_default ar as dep_cc ld
+: ${host_ld_default:=$host_cc}
+set_default ar as dep_cc ld host_ld
 
 probe_cc as "$as"
 asflags_filter=$_flags_filter
@@ -2570,7 +2572,12 @@ probe_cc ld "$ld"
 ldflags_filter=$_flags_filter
 add_ldflags $_flags $_ldflags
 test "$cc_type" != "$ld_type" && add_ldflags $cc_ldflags
-LD_O=${_cc_o-$LD_O}
+LD_O=${_ld_o-$LD_O}
+
+probe_cc hostld "$host_ld"
+host_ldflags_filter=$_flags_filter
+add_host_ldflags $_flags $_ldflags
+HOSTLD_O=${_ld_o-$HOSTLD_O}
 
 if [ -z "$CC_DEPFLAGS" ] && [ "$dep_cc" != "$cc" ]; then
     probe_cc depcc "$dep_cc"
@@ -4034,6 +4041,7 @@ ASDEP_FLAGS=$ASDEP_FLAGS
 CC_DEPFLAGS=$CC_DEPFLAGS
 AS_DEPFLAGS=$AS_DEPFLAGS
 HOSTCC=$host_cc
+HOSTLD=$host_ld
 HOSTCFLAGS=$host_cflags
 HOSTEXESUF=$HOSTEXESUF
 HOSTLDFLAGS=$host_ldflags
@@ -4045,10 +4053,12 @@ HOSTCCDEP_FLAGS=$HOSTCCDEP_FLAGS
 HOSTCC_DEPFLAGS=$HOSTCC_DEPFLAGS
 HOSTCC_C=$HOSTCC_C
 HOSTCC_O=$HOSTCC_O
+HOSTLD_O=$HOSTLD_O
 TARGET_EXEC=$target_exec
 TARGET_PATH=$target_path
 LIBS-ffplay=$sdl_libs
 CFLAGS-ffplay=$sdl_cflags
+ZLIB=$($ldflags_filter -lz)
 LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD=$LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD
 EXTRALIBS=$extralibs
 INSTALL=$install
diff --git a/libavcodec/x86/Makefile b/libavcodec/x86/Makefile
index 74b7a891f9..6f306d155a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/x86/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/x86/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_DNXHD_ENCODER)           += x86/dnxhdenc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MLP_DECODER)             += x86/mlpdsp.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGVIDEO)               += x86/mpegvideo.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGVIDEOENC)            += x86/mpegvideoenc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_TRUEHD_DECODER)          += x86/mlpdsp.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP3DSP)                  += x86/vp3dsp_init.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_XMM_CLOBBER_TEST)        += x86/w64xmmtest.o
@@ -14,7 +17,6 @@ MMX-OBJS                               += x86/dsputil_mmx.o             \
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_AAC_DECODER)         += x86/sbrdsp_init.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_AC3DSP)              += x86/ac3dsp_init.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_CAVS_DECODER)        += x86/cavsdsp.o
-MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_DNXHD_ENCODER)       += x86/dnxhdenc.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_DWT)                 += x86/snowdsp.o \
                                           x86/dwt.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_ENCODERS)            += x86/dsputilenc_mmx.o
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@ MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264DSP)             += x86/h264dsp_init.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264PRED)            += x86/h264_intrapred_init.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_LPC)                 += x86/lpc.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGAUDIODSP)        += x86/mpegaudiodec.o
-MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGVIDEO)           += x86/mpegvideo.o
-MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGVIDEOENC)        += x86/mpegvideoenc.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_PNG_DECODER)         += x86/pngdsp_init.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_PRORES_DECODER)      += x86/proresdsp_init.o
 MMX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_PRORES_LGPL_DECODER) += x86/proresdsp_init.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc.c b/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc.c
index 2d190f979f..3d75919ba2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc.c
@@ -30,39 +30,44 @@
 
 extern uint16_t ff_inv_zigzag_direct16[64];
 
-#if HAVE_SSSE3
-#define HAVE_SSSE3_BAK
-#endif
-#undef HAVE_SSSE3
-#define HAVE_SSSE3 0
-
-#undef HAVE_SSE2
-#undef HAVE_MMXEXT
-#define HAVE_SSE2 0
-#define HAVE_MMXEXT 0
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT 0
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2   0
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3  0
 #define RENAME(a) a ## _MMX
 #define RENAMEl(a) a ## _mmx
 #include "mpegvideoenc_template.c"
 
-#undef HAVE_MMXEXT
-#define HAVE_MMXEXT 1
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT 1
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2   0
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3  0
 #undef RENAME
 #undef RENAMEl
 #define RENAME(a) a ## _MMX2
 #define RENAMEl(a) a ## _mmx2
 #include "mpegvideoenc_template.c"
 
-#undef HAVE_SSE2
-#define HAVE_SSE2 1
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT 0
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2   1
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3  0
 #undef RENAME
 #undef RENAMEl
 #define RENAME(a) a ## _SSE2
 #define RENAMEl(a) a ## _sse2
 #include "mpegvideoenc_template.c"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SSSE3_BAK
-#undef HAVE_SSSE3
-#define HAVE_SSSE3 1
+#if HAVE_SSSE3
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2
+#undef COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT 0
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2   1
+#define COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3  1
 #undef RENAME
 #undef RENAMEl
 #define RENAME(a) a ## _SSSE3
@@ -84,11 +89,11 @@ void ff_MPV_encode_init_x86(MpegEncContext *s)
             s->dct_quantize = dct_quantize_SSSE3;
         } else
 #endif
-        if (mm_flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_SSE2) {
+        if (mm_flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_SSE2 && HAVE_SSE) {
             s->dct_quantize = dct_quantize_SSE2;
-        } else if (mm_flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_MMXEXT) {
+        } else if (mm_flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_MMXEXT && HAVE_MMXEXT) {
             s->dct_quantize = dct_quantize_MMX2;
-        } else {
+        } else if (mm_flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_MMX && HAVE_MMX) {
             s->dct_quantize = dct_quantize_MMX;
         }
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c b/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c
index d538a39919..d874f39ec7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #undef SAVE_SIGN
 #undef RESTORE_SIGN
 
-#if HAVE_SSE2
+#if COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2
 #define MMREG_WIDTH "16"
 #define MM "%%xmm"
 #define MOVQ "movdqa"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define MMREG_WIDTH "8"
 #define MM "%%mm"
 #define MOVQ "movq"
-#if HAVE_MMXEXT
+#if COMPILE_TEMPLATE_MMXEXT
 #define SPREADW(a) "pshufw $0, "a", "a" \n\t"
 #define PMAXW(a,b) "pmaxsw "a", "b"     \n\t"
 #define PMAX(a,b) \
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if HAVE_SSSE3
+#if COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSSE3
 #define SAVE_SIGN(a,b) \
             "movdqa "b", "a"            \n\t"\
             "pabsw  "b", "b"            \n\t"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int RENAME(dct_quantize)(MpegEncContext *s,
         SPREADW(MM"1")
         "psubusw "MM"1, "MM"4               \n\t"
         "packuswb "MM"4, "MM"4              \n\t"
-#if HAVE_SSE2
+#if COMPILE_TEMPLATE_SSE2
         "packuswb "MM"4, "MM"4              \n\t"
 #endif
         "movd "MM"4, %0                     \n\t" // *overflow