diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 66541b3418..ba0fc8f921 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19108,7 +19108,7 @@ else
 
     have_llvm=yes
     LLVM_OBJS="llvmutils.o $LLVM_OBJS"
-    LIBS_LLVM="`$LLVMCONFIG --ldflags --system-libs --libs all | tr -d '\n'` $LIBS_LLVM"
+    LIBS_LLVM="`$LLVMCONFIG --ldflags --system-libs --libs all | tr '\n' ' ' ` $LIBS_LLVM"
     INCLUDES_LLVM="`$LLVMCONFIG --cxxflags | tr -d '\n'` $INCLUDES_LLVM"
 fi