diff --git a/doc/build-sdk-quick.txt b/doc/build-sdk-quick.txt
index 041a40ee3b..bf18b48119 100644
--- a/doc/build-sdk-quick.txt
+++ b/doc/build-sdk-quick.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Build variables
 	EXTRA_CPPFLAGS   preprocessor options
 	EXTRA_CFLAGS     compiler options
 	EXTRA_LDFLAGS    linker options
+	EXTRA_LDLIBS     linker library options
 	RTE_KERNELDIR    linux headers path
 	CROSS     toolchain prefix
 	V         verbose
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst
index 04f1d4eb14..7dc2de6394 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_build_system.rst
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ Variables that Can be Set/Overridden by the User in a Makefile or Command Line
 
 *   EXTRA_LDFLAGS: The content of this variable is appended after LDFLAGS when linking.
 
+*   EXTRA_LDLIBS: The content of this variable is appended after LDLIBS when linking.
+
 *   EXTRA_ASFLAGS: The content of this variable is appended after ASFLAGS when assembling.
 
 *   EXTRA_CPPFLAGS: The content of this variable is appended after CPPFLAGS when using a C preprocessor on assembly files.
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_root_make_help.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_root_make_help.rst
index 333b007e83..e522c12008 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_root_make_help.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/dev_kit_root_make_help.rst
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ The following variables can be specified on the command line:
 
     Enable dependency debugging. This provides some useful information about why a target is built or not.
 
-*   EXTRA_CFLAGS=, EXTRA_LDFLAGS=, EXTRA_ASFLAGS=, EXTRA_CPPFLAGS=
+*   EXTRA_CFLAGS=, EXTRA_LDFLAGS=, EXTRA_LDLIBS=, EXTRA_ASFLAGS=, EXTRA_CPPFLAGS=
 
     Append specific compilation, link or asm flags.
 
diff --git a/mk/rte.app.mk b/mk/rte.app.mk
index 4fc582ac87..1a2043ac41 100644
--- a/mk/rte.app.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.app.mk
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ _LDLIBS-y += $(EXECENV_LDLIBS)
 _LDLIBS-y += --end-group
 _LDLIBS-y += --no-whole-archive
 
-LDLIBS += $(_LDLIBS-y) $(CPU_LDLIBS)
+LDLIBS += $(_LDLIBS-y) $(CPU_LDLIBS) $(EXTRA_LDLIBS)
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: install