diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 1738188..52e0600 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@
           dnl -- delete the lines from make about Entering/Leaving directory
           eval "`cd ${PYTHON3_CONFDIR} && make -f "${tmp_mkf}" __ | sed '/ directory /d'`"
           rm -f -- "${tmp_mkf}"
-          vi_cv_path_python3_plibs="-L${PYTHON3_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python3_version}"
+	  vi_cv_path_python3_plibs="-L${PYTHON3_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python3_version}${vi_cv_var_python3_abiflags}"
           vi_cv_path_python3_plibs="${vi_cv_path_python3_plibs} ${python3_BASEMODLIBS} ${python3_LIBS} ${python3_SYSLIBS}"
           dnl remove -ltermcap, it can conflict with an earlier -lncurses
           vi_cv_path_python3_plibs=`echo $vi_cv_path_python3_plibs | sed s/-ltermcap//`