diff --git a/packages/linux/build b/packages/linux/build
index df558b93f9..25f321a0c9 100755
--- a/packages/linux/build
+++ b/packages/linux/build
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ else
   KERNEL_IMAGE="bzImage"
 fi
 
-unset LDFLAGS
-
 # dont build parallel
   MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
@@ -38,8 +36,8 @@ cd $(kernel_path)
 rm -rf modules
 mkdir -p modules
 
-make modules
-make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=modules DEPMOD="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" modules_install
+LDFLAGS="" make modules
+LDFLAGS="" make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=modules DEPMOD="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" modules_install
 rm -f modules/lib/modules/*/build
 rm -f modules/lib/modules/*/source
 cd -
@@ -52,15 +50,15 @@ cd $INSTALL
 cd -
 
 cd $(kernel_path)
-make $KERNEL_IMAGE
+LDFLAGS="" make $KERNEL_IMAGE
 
 ( cd tools/power/cpupower
 
   # dont use some optimizations because of build problems
-    TARGET_LDFLAGS=`echo $TARGET_LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
+    LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
 
-  export CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
-  export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
+  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
 
   make CROSS="$TARGET_PREFIX" \
        V=1 \