diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
index 240b01d..1e997fa 100644
--- a/server/Makefile
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ OBJS = main.o monitor.o mail.o plugins.o glib.o utils.o sysdeps-unix.o log.o
 all:	gkrellmd
 
 gkrellmd: $(OBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS)
-	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS) -o gkrellmd $(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS) -o gkrellmd \
+		$(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
 
 static: $(OBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS)
 	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS) -o gkrellmd.static -static \
-		$(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
+		$(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
 
 freebsd2:
 	$(MAKE) GTK_CONFIG=gtk12-config \
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index beb81e2..4047564 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ UNIXOBJS = winops-x11.o
 all:	gkrellm
 
 gkrellm: check_env $(OBJS) $(UNIXOBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS)
-	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(UNIXOBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS) -o gkrellm $(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(UNIXOBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS) -o gkrellm \
+		$(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
 
 static: check_env $(OBJS) $(UNIXOBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS)
 	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(UNIXOBJS) $(EXTRAOBJS) -o gkrellm.static -static \
-		$(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
+		$(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LINK_FLAGS)
 
 freebsd2:
 ifeq ($(HAVE_SSL),1)