diff -p -up maxima-5.20.1/src/maxima.system.orig maxima-5.20.1/src/maxima.system
--- maxima-5.20.1/src/maxima.system.orig	2010-03-04 17:25:38.708483072 -0300
+++ maxima-5.20.1/src/maxima.system	2010-03-04 17:27:27.150481620 -0300
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
 	 (c:build-fasl output :lisp-files (list object-output)))))
 
 #+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 build-maxima-lib ()
   (labels ((list-all-objects (module)
              (if (eql (mk::component-type module) :file)
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@
 			  :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)))))))