diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
index b22e81ecc26a..3198f80c4ca1 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ CFLAGS += -mfloat-abi=softfp
 .endif
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpc" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpcspe"
-LDFLAGS+= -Wl,--secure-plt
+LDFLAGS.bfd+= -Wl,--secure-plt
 .endif
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpcspe"