diff --git a/bin/h5cc.in b/bin/h5cc.in
index 9938c31..194818a 100644
--- a/bin/h5cc.in
+++ b/bin/h5cc.in
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ CLINKERBASE="@CC@"
 # paths and libraries from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in
 # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
 # to the user's flags.
-H5BLD_CFLAGS="@AM_CFLAGS@ @CFLAGS@"
+H5BLD_CFLAGS=
 H5BLD_CPPFLAGS="@AM_CPPFLAGS@ @CPPFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LDFLAGS="@AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LIBS="@LIBS@"
+H5BLD_LDFLAGS=
+H5BLD_LIBS=
 
 CC="${HDF5_CC:-$CCBASE}"
 CLINKER="${HDF5_CLINKER:-$CLINKERBASE}"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ LIBS="${HDF5_LIBS:-$LIBSBASE}"
 # available library is shared, it will be used by default.  The user can
 # override either default, although choosing an unavailable library will result
 # in link errors.
-STATIC_AVAILABLE="@enable_static@"
+STATIC_AVAILABLE=no
 if test "${STATIC_AVAILABLE}" = "yes"; then
   USE_SHARED_LIB="${HDF5_USE_SHLIB:-no}"
 else
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   # paths and libraries from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in
   # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
   # to the user's flags.
-  $SHOW $CLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args $shared_link
+  $SHOW $CLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CFLAGS $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args
   status=$?
 fi
 
diff --git a/c++/src/h5c++.in b/c++/src/h5c++.in
index 8830f3c..994a77f 100644
--- a/c++/src/h5c++.in
+++ b/c++/src/h5c++.in
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ CXXLINKERBASE="@CXX@"
 # paths and libraries from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in
 # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
 # to the user's flags.
-H5BLD_CXXFLAGS="@AM_CXXFLAGS@ @CXXFLAGS@"
+H5BLD_CXXFLAGS=
 H5BLD_CPPFLAGS="@AM_CPPFLAGS@ @CPPFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LDFLAGS="@AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LIBS="@LIBS@"
+H5BLD_LDFLAGS=
+H5BLD_LIBS=
 
 CXX="${HDF5_CXX:-$CXXBASE}"
 CXXLINKER="${HDF5_CXXLINKER:-$CXXLINKERBASE}"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ LIBS="${HDF5_LIBS:-$LIBSBASE}"
 # available library is shared, it will be used by default.  The user can
 # override either default, although choosing an unavailable library will result
 # in link errors.
-STATIC_AVAILABLE="@enable_static@"
+STATIC_AVAILABLE=no
 if test "${STATIC_AVAILABLE}" = "yes"; then
   USE_SHARED_LIB="${HDF5_USE_SHLIB:-no}"
 else
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   # from the hdf5 build. The order of the flags is intended to give precedence
   # to the user's flags.
 
-  $SHOW $CXXLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args $shared_link
+  $SHOW $CXXLINKER $H5BLD_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $H5BLD_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS $clibpath $link_objs $LIBS $link_args
 
   status=$?
 fi
diff --git a/fortran/src/h5fc.in b/fortran/src/h5fc.in
index 3c04425..450b71d 100644
--- a/fortran/src/h5fc.in
+++ b/fortran/src/h5fc.in
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ FLINKERBASE="@FC@"
 # libraries in $link_args, followed by any external library paths and libraries
 # from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in from the hdf5 build.
 # The order of the flags is intended to give precedence to the user's flags.
-H5BLD_FCFLAGS="@AM_FCFLAGS@ @FCFLAGS@"
+H5BLD_FCFLAGS=
 F9XMODFLAG="@F9XMODFLAG@"
 F9XSUFFIXFLAG="@F9XSUFFIXFLAG@"
-H5BLD_LDFLAGS="@AM_LDFLAGS@ @LDFLAGS@"
-H5BLD_LIBS="@LIBS@"
+H5BLD_LDFLAGS=
+H5BLD_LIBS=
 
 FC="${HDF5_FC:-$FCBASE}"
 FLINKER="${HDF5_FLINKER:-$FLINKERBASE}"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ LIBS="${HDF5_LIBS:-$LIBSBASE}"
 # available library is shared, it will be used by default.  The user can
 # override either default, although choosing an unavailable library will result
 # in link errors.
-STATIC_AVAILABLE="@enable_static@"
+STATIC_AVAILABLE=no
 if test "${STATIC_AVAILABLE}" = "yes"; then
   USE_SHARED_LIB="${HDF5_USE_SHLIB:-no}"
 else
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ if test "x$do_link" = "xyes"; then
   # libraries in $link_args, followed by any external library paths and libraries
   # from AM_LDFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AM_LIBS or LIBS carried in from the hdf5 build.
   # The order of the flags is intended to give precedence to the user's flags.
-  $SHOW $FLINKER $FCFLAGS $H5BLD_FCFLAGS $F9XSUFFIXFLAG $LDFLAGS $fmodules $link_objs $LIBS $link_args $shared_link
+  $SHOW $FLINKER $FCFLAGS $H5BLD_FCFLAGS $F9XSUFFIXFLAG $LDFLAGS $fmodules $link_objs $LIBS $link_args
   status=$?
 fi