diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dc6a84f603..c15cefbf86 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -34090,7 +34090,7 @@ else
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 
                 CXXFLAGS="$GSPELL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
-                LIBS="$GSPELL_LIBS $LIBS"
+                GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $GSPELL_LIBS"
 
 fi
     fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 50aea8a2bf..b94d77e971 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5780,7 +5780,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SPELLCHECK" = "yes"; then
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GSPELL, [gspell-1],
             [
                 CXXFLAGS="$GSPELL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
-                LIBS="$GSPELL_LIBS $LIBS"
+                GUI_TK_LIBRARY="$GUI_TK_LIBRARY $GSPELL_LIBS"
             ],
             [
                 AC_MSG_WARN([gspell-1 not found, spell checking in wxTextCtrl won't be available])