diff --git a/srcpkgs/9menu/template b/srcpkgs/9menu/template
index b5374c0982..1d1e9d9e8f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/9menu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/9menu/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ do_extract() {
 }
 
 do_build() {
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} 9menu.c -lX11 -o 9menu
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} 9menu.c -lX11 -o 9menu
 }
 
 do_install() {