--- configure.in.orig	2025-02-18 17:16:32 UTC
+++ configure.in
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ dnl is specified.
 *freebsd*)
   SHARED_EXT=".so.${MAJOR_VER}"
   SHARED_ALT=".so"
-  VERSION_OPT='--version-script=$$(srcdir)/libtecla.map'
-  LINK_SHARED='ld -o $$@ -soname libtecla$$(SUFFIX).so.'${MAJOR_VER}' -shared '$VERSION_OPT' $$(LIB_OBJECTS) $$(LIBS) -lc'
+  VERSION_OPT='-Wl,--version-script=$$(srcdir)/libtecla.map'
+  LINK_SHARED='${CC} -o $$@ -Wl,-soname=libtecla$$(SUFFIX).so.'${MAJOR_VER}' -shared '$VERSION_OPT' $$(LIB_OBJECTS) $$(LIBS) -lc'
   SHARED_CFLAGS="-fpic"
   ;;
 mips-sgi-irix*)