diff -p -up maxima-5.22.0/src/maxima.system.orig maxima-5.22.0/src/maxima.system
--- maxima-5.22.0/src/maxima.system.orig	2010-08-06 21:25:26.174381322 -0300
+++ maxima-5.22.0/src/maxima.system	2010-08-06 21:26:10.686588173 -0300
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
 (export '*maxima-build-time*)
 
 #+ecl
+(defun split-ld-flags-for-ecl (string &aux space)
+  (setf string (string-trim '(#\Space) string))
+  (if (setf space (position #\Space string))
+    (cons (subseq string 0 space)
+      (split-ld-flags-for-ecl (subseq string (1+ space))))
+    (cons string nil)))
+
+#+ecl
 (defun do-compile-ecl (file &rest args)
   ;; Not sure about this.  Compile twice.  The first produces a .o
   ;; file.  The second produces the .fas file to keep defsystem happy
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@
 			  :ld-flags
 			  (let ((x (symbol-value (find-symbol "*AUTOCONF-LD-FLAGS*"
 							      (find-package "MAXIMA")))))
-			    (if (and x (not (string= x ""))) (list x)))
+			    (if (and x (not (string= x ""))) (split-ld-flags-for-ecl x)))
 			  :epilogue-code '(progn (require :defsystem)
 					         (cl-user::run)))))))