diff --git a/xbps.sh b/xbps.sh
index fb236d969e9..cda39846b37 100755
--- a/xbps.sh
+++ b/xbps.sh
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ fixup_la_files()
 
 set_build_vars()
 {
+	LDFLAGS="-L$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib"
 	SAVE_LDLIBPATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib"
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $XBPS_CFLAGS"
@@ -569,11 +570,12 @@ set_build_vars()
 	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 	export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG"
 	export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR"
+	export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 }
 
 unset_build_vars()
 {
-	unset CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS PKG_CONFIG LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+	unset LDFLAGS CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS PKG_CONFIG LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SAVE_LDLIBPATH
 }