diff --git a/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile b/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile
index 89262fa71..07aebb1b6 100644
--- a/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile
+++ b/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ endif
 KDEFINE = ${shell $(TOPDIR)/tools/define.sh "$(CC)" __KERNEL__}
 CMODULEFLAGS += $(KDEFINE)
 
+LDLIBPATH =
+LDLIBS =
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MODULE_LIBGCC),y)
 LIBGCC = "${shell $(CC) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name 2>/dev/null}"
 ifneq ($(LIBGCC),)
diff --git a/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/Makefile b/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/Makefile
index cf2850ca1..8723b84d4 100644
--- a/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/Makefile
+++ b/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ endif
 KDEFINE = ${shell $(TOPDIR)/tools/define.sh "$(CC)" __KERNEL__}
 CMODULEFLAGS += $(KDEFINE)
 
+LDLIBPATH =
+LDLIBS =
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST_LIBGCC),y)
 LIBGCC = "${shell $(CC) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name 2>/dev/null}"
 ifneq ($(LIBGCC),)
diff --git a/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/Makefile b/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/Makefile
index 2be8aad46..78180b7dd 100644
--- a/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/Makefile
+++ b/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ endif
 KDEFINE = ${shell $(TOPDIR)/tools/define.sh "$(CC)" __KERNEL__}
 CMODULEFLAGS += $(KDEFINE)
 
+LDLIBPATH =
+LDLIBS =
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST_LIBGCC),y)
 LIBGCC = "${shell $(CC) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name 2>/dev/null}"
 ifneq ($(LIBGCC),)