--- build/apr_rules.mk.in
+++ build/apr_rules.mk.in
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 EXTRA_CFLAGS=@EXTRA_CFLAGS@
 EXTRA_CPPFLAGS=@EXTRA_CPPFLAGS@
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS=@EXTRA_LDFLAGS@
-EXTRA_LIBS=@EXTRA_LIBS@
+EXTRA_LIBS=$(patsubst -luuid,$(if $(UUID_PIC_LIB),$(UUID_PIC_LIB),-luuid),@EXTRA_LIBS@)
 EXTRA_INCLUDES=@EXTRA_INCLUDES@
 
 # NOTEST_* are flags and libraries that can be added by the user without
