--- utils/Makefile
+++ utils/Makefile
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@
 endif
 
 ldd.host: ldd.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -Wl,-s \
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) \
 		-DUCLIBC_RUNTIME_PREFIX=\"$(RUNTIME_PREFIX)\" \
 		-DUCLIBC_LDSO=$(UCLIBC_LDSO) -I. -I../ldso/include \
 		$^ -o $@
 
 ldconfig.host: ldconfig.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -Wl,-s \
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) \
 		-DUCLIBC_RUNTIME_PREFIX=\"$(RUNTIME_PREFIX)\" \
 		-DUCLIBC_LDSO=$(UCLIBC_LDSO) -I. -I../ldso/include \
 		$^ -o $@
 
 readelf.host: readelf.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -Wl,-s $^ -o $@
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(TARGETS) *.o *~ core *.target elf.h iconv *.host