diff --git a/apache2/configure b/apache2/configure
index ce64f393..5acc851e 100755
--- a/apache2/configure
+++ b/apache2/configure
@@ -4468,7 +4468,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: apxs LDFLAGS: $APXS_LDFLAGS" >&6;}; fi
 $as_echo "$as_me: apxs LIBDIR: $APXS_LIBDIR" >&6;}; fi
   # Make sure the lib dir is used
   if test -n "$APXS_LIBDIR"; then
-    APXS_LIBS="-L{$APXS_LIBDIR} `$APXS -q LIBS` `$APXS -q EXTRA_LIBS`"
+    APXS_LIBS="-L${APXS_LIBDIR} `$APXS -q LIBS` `$APXS -q EXTRA_LIBS`"
   else
     APXS_LIBS="`$APXS -q LIBS` `$APXS -q EXTRA_LIBS`"
   fi
diff --git a/apache2/configure.in b/apache2/configure.in
index 90524681..19ee8a2b 100644
--- a/apache2/configure.in
+++ b/apache2/configure.in
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ VERSION_OK
   if test "$verbose_output" -eq 1; then AC_MSG_NOTICE(apxs LIBDIR: $APXS_LIBDIR); fi
   # Make sure the lib dir is used
   if test -n "$APXS_LIBDIR"; then
-    APXS_LIBS="-L{$APXS_LIBDIR} `$APXS -q LIBS` `$APXS -q EXTRA_LIBS`"
+    APXS_LIBS="-L${APXS_LIBDIR} `$APXS -q LIBS` `$APXS -q EXTRA_LIBS`"
   else
     APXS_LIBS="`$APXS -q LIBS` `$APXS -q EXTRA_LIBS`"
   fi