diff --git a/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config b/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config
index a8d35ea3112f..1b4fa796e722 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config
+++ b/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DEFAULT_SYS_PATH?= .../share/mk:/usr/share/mk
 
 CPPFLAGS+= 
 CFLAGS+= ${CPPFLAGS} -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
-LDFLAGS= 
+LDFLAGS+= 
 LIBOBJS=  ${LIBOBJDIR}stresep$U.o
 LDADD= 
 USE_META= yes