diff --git a/srcpkgs/cgit/template b/srcpkgs/cgit/template
index ae83db02931..6835b2edddd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cgit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cgit/template
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ pre_build() {
 }
 
 do_build() {
-	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" prefix=/usr ${makejobs} all doc-man
+	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" prefix=/usr ${makejobs} all doc-man
 }
 
 do_install() {
-	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" prefix=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} \
+	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" prefix=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} \
 		CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH=/usr/share/webapps/cgit install install-man
 }