diff --git a/build/make/Makefile b/build/make/Makefile
index ba2578e93..4f7df439a 100755
--- a/build/make/Makefile
+++ b/build/make/Makefile
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ $(1):
 	$(qexec)$$(LD) -shared $$(LDFLAGS) \
             -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,-soname,$$(SONAME) \
             -Wl,--version-script,$$(SO_VERSION_SCRIPT) -o $$@ \
-            $$(filter %.o,$$?)
+            $$(filter %.o,$$?) $$(extralibs)
 endef
 
 define lipo_lib_template
diff --git a/libs.mk b/libs.mk
index c6b08d21b..fd4543b07 100644
--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ BUILD_LIBVPX_SO         := $(if $(BUILD_LIBVPX),$(CONFIG_SHARED))
 LIBVPX_SO               := libvpx.so.$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(VERSION_MINOR).$(VERSION_PATCH)
 LIBS-$(BUILD_LIBVPX_SO) += $(BUILD_PFX)$(LIBVPX_SO)
 $(BUILD_PFX)$(LIBVPX_SO): $(LIBVPX_OBJS) libvpx.ver
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(LIBVPX_SO): LDFLAGS += -lm -pthread
+$(BUILD_PFX)$(LIBVPX_SO): extralibs += -lm -pthread
 $(BUILD_PFX)$(LIBVPX_SO): SONAME = libvpx.so.$(VERSION_MAJOR)
 $(BUILD_PFX)$(LIBVPX_SO): SO_VERSION_SCRIPT = libvpx.ver
 LIBVPX_SO_SYMLINKS      := $(addprefix $(LIBSUBDIR)/, \