diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1bae380..605d674 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ AR=ar
 all: ${INSTLIBA} mbconv mbconv.man
 
 mbconv: mbconv.c ${ALL}
-	${CC} ${CF} -o $@ $< -L. -lmoe
-
+	${CC} ${CF} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $< -L. -lmoe
 
 ${DEST}.so: ${DEST}.so.${VER}.${RELEASE}
 	ln -sf $< $@
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ ${BTRI_Cs}: %.c: %.mk_btri.c mk_btri
 	./mk_btri <$< >$@-new && mv $@-new $@
 
 mk_btri: btri.c btri.h altmalloc.o
-	${CC} ${CF} -DMAIN -o $@ $< altmalloc.o
+	${CC} ${CF} ${LDFLAGS} -DMAIN -o $@ $< altmalloc.o
 
 mbconv.man: mbconv.pod
 	pod2man --section=${MANSECT} --center=' ' $< >$@
