--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 SED=@SED@
 ENT=@ENT@
 XAUTH_PATH=@XAUTH_PATH@
-LDFLAGS=-L. -Lopenbsd-compat/ @LDFLAGS@
+LDFLAGS=-L. -Lopenbsd-compat/ @LDFLAGS@ $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
 EXEEXT=@EXEEXT@
 MANFMT=@MANFMT@