--- a/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk	Mon Apr 16 11:48:41 2018 +0200
+++ b/make/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk	Mon Apr 16 12:11:59 2018 +0200
@@ -381,11 +381,7 @@
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_unix := -L$(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE), \
-    LDFLAGS_solaris := /usr/lib$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ISADIR)/libm.so.2, \
-    LIBS_unix := -lawt -ljvm -ljava $(LCMS_LIBS), \
-    LIBS_linux := $(LIBM), \
-    LIBS_macosx := $(LIBM), \
-    LIBS_aix := $(LIBM),\
+    LIBS_unix := -lawt -ljvm -ljava $(LCMS_LIBS) $(LIBM), \
     LIBS_windows := $(WIN_AWT_LIB) $(WIN_JAVA_LIB), \
 ))
 
@@ -610,6 +606,10 @@
   BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER_ExtensionSubtables.cpp_CXXFLAGS := -fno-strict-aliasing
 endif
 
+# LDFLAGS clarification:
+#   Filter relevant linker flags disallowing unresolved symbols as we cannot
+#   build-time decide to which library to link against (libawt_headless or
+#   libawt_xawt). See JDK-8196516 for details.
 $(eval $(call SetupJdkLibrary, BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER, \
     NAME := fontmanager, \
     EXCLUDE_FILES := $(LIBFONTMANAGER_EXCLUDE_FILES) \
@@ -635,7 +635,8 @@
         truncwarn wvarhidenmem wvarhidemem wbadlkginit identexpected \
         hidevf w_novirtualdescr arrowrtn2, \
     DISABLED_WARNINGS_microsoft := 4267 4244 4018 4090 4996 4146 4334 4819 4101, \
-    LDFLAGS := $(subst -Wl$(COMMA)-z$(COMMA)defs,,$(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB)) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
+    LDFLAGS := $(subst -Xlinker -z -Xlinker defs,, \
+        $(subst -Wl$(COMMA)-z$(COMMA)defs,,$(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB))) $(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK) \
         $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_unix := -L$(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE), \
     LIBS := $(BUILD_LIBFONTMANAGER_FONTLIB), \