diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 2c8a873a26..b5cde5dc75 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ SDL_LIBS := $(filter-out -mwindows, $(SDL_LIBS)) -mconsole
 endif
 
 $(QEMU_SYSTEM): $(VL_OBJS) libqemu.a
-	$(CC) $(VL_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(SDL_LIBS) $(COCOA_LIBS) $(VL_LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(VL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(SDL_LIBS) $(COCOA_LIBS) $(VL_LIBS)
 
 cocoa.o: cocoa.m
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(BASE_CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<