diff --git a/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/Makefile b/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/Makefile
index 4e1a74aeaa..4d1ceb72d5 100644
--- a/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Wall"
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Wall" \
+		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
 endef
 
 define Package/zyxel-bootconfig/install
diff --git a/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/src/Makefile b/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/src/Makefile
index 66741c8acf..f568bc5902 100644
--- a/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/src/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/zyxel-bootconfig/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all: zyxel-bootconfig
 
 zyxel-bootconfig:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Wall zyxel-bootconfig.c -o zyxel-bootconfig
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -Wall zyxel-bootconfig.c -o zyxel-bootconfig
 
 clean:
 	rm -f zyxel-bootconfig