--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 	$(CC) -fpic $(CFLAGS) $(FPTR) $(VK_OPT) -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -Wall -I$(XLIB_INC) -c $<
 
 $(CORE): $(CORE_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DLFLAGS) $(CORE_OBJS) -o $@ -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBDL) -lX11
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DLFLAGS) $(CORE_OBJS) -o $@ -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBDL) $(LDFLAGS) -lX11
 
 $(GUI): $(GUI_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(GUI_OBJS) -o $@ -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBS) $(XFT_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(GUI_OBJS) -o $@ -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBS) $(XFT_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 main: $(CORE) $(GUI)
 	@echo >/dev/null
--- a/tools/Makefile.common
+++ b/tools/Makefile.common
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) -Wall -I$(XLIB_INC) -c $<
 
 xvnkb_ctrl: $(CONTROL_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(CONTROL_OBJS) -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(CONTROL_OBJS) -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 xvnkb_setup: $(SETUP_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(SETUP_OBJS) -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBS) $(XFT_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(SETUP_OBJS) -L$(XLIB_PATH) $(LIBS) $(XFT_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 main-tools: $(TOOLS)