diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/x86_64/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/x86_64/Makefile
index 59af84b8ef455dfb33053948ec0fdef24a70f7e9..b1b6c43644e79be755cc867fb91717ecd1e631c3 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ INSTALL = /usr/bin/install
 default: all
 
 $(OUTPUT)centrino-decode: ../i386/centrino-decode.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $<
 
 $(OUTPUT)powernow-k8-decode: ../i386/powernow-k8-decode.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $<
 
 all: $(OUTPUT)centrino-decode $(OUTPUT)powernow-k8-decode