--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ build/%.boot.o: src/%.c $(JANET_HEADERS) $(JANET_LOCAL_HEADERS) Makefile
 	$(CC) $(BOOT_CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
 
 $(JANET_BOOT): $(JANET_BOOT_OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(BOOT_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(JANET_BOOT_OBJECTS) $(CLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(BOOT_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(JANET_BOOT_OBJECTS) $(CLIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 # Now the reason we bootstrap in the first place
 build/c/janet.c: $(JANET_BOOT) src/boot/boot.janet
