diff --git a/m4/nc_boost_filesystem.m4 b/m4/nc_boost_filesystem.m4
index f40c5691..29f08522 100644
--- a/m4/nc_boost_filesystem.m4
+++ b/m4/nc_boost_filesystem.m4
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([NC_BOOST_FILESYSTEM], [
             )
 
             BOOST_FILESYSTEM_CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-            BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LDFLAGS=$LIBS
+            BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LDFLAGS=-l$lib
             
             CFLAGS=$nc_save_cflags
             LIBS=$nc_save_libs
diff --git a/m4/nc_boost_system.m4 b/m4/nc_boost_system.m4
index 2750f235..d1cc4d17 100644
--- a/m4/nc_boost_system.m4
+++ b/m4/nc_boost_system.m4
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([NC_BOOST_SYSTEM], [
             )
 
             BOOST_SYSTEM_CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-            BOOST_SYSTEM_LDFLAGS=$LIBS
+            BOOST_SYSTEM_LDFLAGS=-l$lib
 
             CFLAGS=$nc_save_cflags
             LIBS=$nc_save_libs
diff --git a/m4/nc_boost_thread.m4 b/m4/nc_boost_thread.m4
index db4e9d79..2c6e2fd0 100644
--- a/m4/nc_boost_thread.m4
+++ b/m4/nc_boost_thread.m4
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([NC_BOOST_THREAD], [
             )
 
             BOOST_THREAD_CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-            BOOST_THREAD_LDFLAGS=$LIBS
+            BOOST_THREAD_LDFLAGS=-l$lib
 
             CFLAGS=$nc_save_cflags
             LIBS=$nc_save_libs