diff --git a/packages/addons/driver/sapphire/package.mk b/packages/addons/driver/sapphire/package.mk
index 2b40b56e13..708d95f1cb 100644
--- a/packages/addons/driver/sapphire/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/driver/sapphire/package.mk
@@ -41,8 +41,15 @@ else
   INPUT_H="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/linux/input.h"
 fi
 
+pre_make_target() {
+  unset LDFLAGS
+}
+
 make_target() {
-  KVER=$(kernel_version) KDIR=$(kernel_path) INPUT_H=$INPUT_H make
+  make V=1 \
+       KVER=$(kernel_version) \
+       KDIR=$(kernel_path) \
+       INPUT_H=$INPUT_H
 }
 
 post_make_target() {