diff --git a/srcpkgs/icu/template b/srcpkgs/icu/template
index 8b3a5c132d..3043b531d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icu/template
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 		cd host-build
 		env CC=cc LD=ld CXX=g++ AR=ar RANLIB=ranlib \
 			AS=as STRIP=strip CFLAGS="-Os -fPIE" CXXFLAGS="-Os -fPIE" \
-			../configure --prefix=/
+			LDFLAGS="" ../configure --prefix=/
 		make ${makejobs}
 		mkdir -p ${wrksrc}/host-icu/config
 		cp config/icucross.* ${wrksrc}/host-icu/config