diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index d65369a3..410d3e9d 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif
 CFLAGS += $(DEBUGFLAGS)
 
 #  Libraries and linker flags for edbrowse.
-LDFLAGS = $(STRIP) $(LINKER_LIBS) -lpthread -lm
+LDFLAGS += $(STRIP) $(LINKER_LIBS) -lpthread -lm
 
 # LDFLAGS for quickjs loading.
 QUICKJS_LDFLAGS = $(QUICKJS_DIR)/libquickjs.a -ldl