diff --git a/include/u-boot.mk b/include/u-boot.mk
index 5bcf0315d3..babb76497a 100644
--- a/include/u-boot.mk
+++ b/include/u-boot.mk
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TARGET_DEP = TARGET_$(BUILD_TARGET)$(if $(BUILD_SUBTARGET),_$(BUILD_SUBTARGET))
 UBOOT_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_CPPFLAGS)" \
-	HOSTLDFLAGS=""
+	HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 
 define Build/U-Boot/Target
   $(eval $(call U-Boot/Init,$(1)))