diff --git a/buildtools/Makefile b/buildtools/Makefile
index 0490865..8d6166f 100644
--- a/buildtools/Makefile
+++ b/buildtools/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ genfontc:%:%.o $(NETPBMLIB)
 	$(LD_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)  $< $(NETPBMLIB)
 
 $(BUILDPROGS):%:%.o
-	$(LD_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $<
+	$(LD_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGSPRE) $<
 
 distclean clean: cleanlocal
 .PHONY: cleanlocal
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 4f0c063..7ad3a46 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ testrandom.o: testrandom.c
 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $<
 
 testrandom: testrandom.o
-	$(LD_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $<
+	$(LD_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGSPRE) $<
 
 RAND_VARIETY ?= $(shell ./testrandom -x)