diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/open-iscsi/build b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/open-iscsi/build
index 43a384a5c1..bc3a2ff347 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/open-iscsi/build
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/open-iscsi/build
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+export OPTFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD/utils/open-isns
-./configure CFLAGS="$(OPTFLAGS)" --with-security=no \
-            --host=$TARGET_NAME \
-            --build=$HOST_NAME
+./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
+            --build=$HOST_NAME \
+            --with-security=no \
+
 cd ../..
 make user