http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=285747

--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     LIBHOGWEED_FILE='$(LIBHOGWEED_SONAME).$(LIBHOGWEED_MINOR)'
     LIBHOGWEED_LINK='$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIBHOGWEED_SONAME)'
     # FIXME: It might make some sense to link with -lnettle -lgmp
-    LIBHOGWEED_LIBS=''
+    LIBHOGWEED_LIBS='-L. -lnettle $(LIBS)'
     ;;
 esac