diff --git a/shlr/Makefile b/shlr/Makefile
index 384ed78..d3bdab1 100644
--- a/shlr/Makefile
+++ b/shlr/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ${SDB_TARGETS}:
 	@echo
 	$(MAKE) -C sdb clean
 	$(MAKE) -C sdb src/sdb_version.h
-	$(MAKE) -C sdb/src CC=${HOST_CC} CFLAGS='${HOST_CFLAGS} -fPIC' bin
+	$(MAKE) -C sdb/src CC=${HOST_CC} LDFLAGS='${HOST_LDFLAGS}' CPPFLAGS='' CFLAGS='${HOST_CFLAGS} -fPIC' bin
 	cp -f sdb/src/sdb${BUILD_EXT_EXE} sdb/src/.sdb${BUILD_EXT_EXE}
 	@echo
 	@echo ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"