--- a/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam
+++ b/tools/build/src/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ generators.override gcc.cygwin.link.dll
 toolset.flags gcc.link OPTIONS <debug-symbols>on : -g ;
 toolset.flags gcc.link OPTIONS <profiling>on : -pg ;
 toolset.flags gcc.link USER_OPTIONS <linkflags> ;
+toolset.flags gcc.link LINKFLAGS <linkflags> ;
 toolset.flags gcc.link LINKPATH <library-path> ;
 toolset.flags gcc.link FINDLIBS-ST <find-static-library> ;
 toolset.flags gcc.link FINDLIBS-SA <find-shared-library> ;
@@ -1072,12 +1073,12 @@ rule link.dll ( targets * : sources * :
 
 actions link bind LIBRARIES
 {
-    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" @($(<[1]:T).rsp:O=FC:<=@":>=":E=-L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,$(RPATH_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,$(RPATH) -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -o "$(<:T)" $(START-GROUP) "$(>:T)" "$(LIBRARIES)" $(FINDLIBS-ST-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(FINDLIBS-SA-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) $(END-GROUP) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS))
+    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" @($(<[1]:T).rsp:O=FC:<=@":>=":E=-L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,$(RPATH_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,$(RPATH) -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -o "$(<:T)" $(LINKFLAGS) $(START-GROUP) "$(>:T)" "$(LIBRARIES)" $(FINDLIBS-ST-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(FINDLIBS-SA-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) $(END-GROUP) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS))
 }
 
 actions link.dll bind LIBRARIES
 {
-    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" @($(<[1]:T).rsp:O=FC:<=@":>=":E=-L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,$(RPATH_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,$(RPATH) -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -Wl,$(IMPLIB_OPTION:E=--out-implib),"$(<[2]:T)" -o "$(<[1]:T)" $(HAVE_SONAME)-Wl,$(SONAME_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(SONAME_PREFIX:E=)$(<[1]:D=)" $(SHARED_OPTION:E=-shared) $(START-GROUP) "$(>:T)" "$(LIBRARIES)" $(FINDLIBS-ST-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(FINDLIBS-SA-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) $(END-GROUP) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS))
+    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" @($(<[1]:T).rsp:O=FC:<=@":>=":E=-L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,$(RPATH_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,$(RPATH) -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -Wl,$(IMPLIB_OPTION:E=--out-implib),"$(<[2]:T)" -o "$(<[1]:T)" $(HAVE_SONAME)-Wl,$(SONAME_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(SONAME_PREFIX:E=)$(<[1]:D=)" $(SHARED_OPTION:E=-shared) $(LINKFLAGS) $(START-GROUP) "$(>:T)" "$(LIBRARIES)" $(FINDLIBS-ST-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(FINDLIBS-SA-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) $(END-GROUP) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS))
 }
 
 ###