diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e5e33c8..02720d36 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ case ${CXXTEST} in
     CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Xcompiler -fno-strict-aliasing --expt-extended-lambda --expt-relaxed-constexpr"
     if test $ac_openmp = yes; then
        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Xcompiler -fopenmp"
+       LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Xcompiler -fopenmp"
     fi
     ;;
   hipcc)