diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 1173c4bd3..8cabe24ca 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.62 -
 ====================================
+  Define and use internal makefile variable UDEV_LIBS.
   Define and use internal makefile variable DL_LIBS.
   Update check for selinux libraries and link them only when needed.
   Define and use internal makefile variable SELINUX_LIBS and STATIC_LIBS.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e91d9d091..2d8d96957 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ kerneldir
 interface
 UDEV_SYNC
 UDEV_RULES
+UDEV_LIBS
 STATIC_LINK
 STATICDIR
 SNAPSHOTS
@@ -12307,8 +12308,9 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_UDEV_QUEUE_GET_UDEV_IS_ACTIVE 1
 _ACEOF
 
-			LIBS="-ludev $LIBS"
+			UDEV_LIBS="-ludev"
 		else
+			UDEV_LIBS=
 			{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: It won't be possible to get udev state. We will assume that udev is not running." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: It won't be possible to get udev state. We will assume that udev is not running." >&2;}
 		fi
@@ -15559,6 +15561,7 @@ LVM_LIBAPI=`echo "$VER" | $AWK -F '[()]' '{print $2}'`
 
 
 
+
 
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f6324202b..3473d9539 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -668,8 +668,9 @@ if test x$UDEV_SYNC = xyes; then
 		if test x$HAVE_UDEV_QUEUE_GET_UDEV_IS_ACTIVE = xyes; then
 			AC_DEFINE([HAVE_UDEV_QUEUE_GET_UDEV_IS_ACTIVE], 1,
 			  [Define to 1 if libudev's udev_queue_get_udev_is_active function is available.])
-			LIBS="-ludev $LIBS"
+			UDEV_LIBS="-ludev"
 		else
+			UDEV_LIBS=
 			AC_MSG_WARN(It won't be possible to get udev state. We will assume that udev is not running.)
 		fi
 fi
@@ -1120,6 +1121,7 @@ AC_SUBST(SELINUX_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SNAPSHOTS)
 AC_SUBST(STATICDIR)
 AC_SUBST(STATIC_LINK)
+AC_SUBST(UDEV_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(UDEV_RULES)
 AC_SUBST(UDEV_SYNC)
 AC_SUBST(interface)
diff --git a/libdm/Makefile.in b/libdm/Makefile.in
index 7ea06047d..85e19ea74 100644
--- a/libdm/Makefile.in
+++ b/libdm/Makefile.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
 DEFS += -DDM_DEVICE_UID=@DM_DEVICE_UID@ -DDM_DEVICE_GID=@DM_DEVICE_GID@ \
 	-DDM_DEVICE_MODE=@DM_DEVICE_MODE@
 
-LIBS += $(SELINUX_LIBS)
+LIBS += $(SELINUX_LIBS) $(UDEV_LIBS)
 
 device-mapper: all
 
diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index 48f145d4f..ff4d1b21f 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CFLOW_CMD = @CFLOW_CMD@
 
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 # Extra libraries always linked with static binaries
-STATIC_LIBS = $(SELINUX_LIBS)
+STATIC_LIBS = $(SELINUX_LIBS) $(UDEV_LIBS)
 DEFS += @DEFS@
 CFLAGS += @CFLAGS@
 CLDFLAGS += @CLDFLAGS@
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ DL_LIBS = @DL_LIBS@
 PTHREAD_LIBS = @PTHREAD_LIBS@
 READLINE_LIBS = @READLINE_LIBS@
 SELINUX_LIBS = @SELINUX_LIBS@
+UDEV_LIBS = @UDEV_LIBS@
 
 # Setup directory variables
 prefix = @prefix@
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index c7cd1d516..510632770 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ DEFS += -DLVM_SHARED_PATH=\"$(exec_prefix)/sbin/lvm\"
 
 include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
 
+LIBS += $(UDEV_LIBS)
+
 device-mapper: $(TARGETS_DM)
 
 dmsetup: dmsetup.o $(top_builddir)/libdm/libdevmapper.$(LIB_SUFFIX)