diff --git a/packages/wayland/libxkbcommon/package.mk b/packages/wayland/libxkbcommon/package.mk
index 89d52bb05d..0ea39a1951 100644
--- a/packages/wayland/libxkbcommon/package.mk
+++ b/packages/wayland/libxkbcommon/package.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ fi
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   if [ "${DISPLAYSERVER}" = "x11" ]; then
-    TARGET_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lXau -lxcb"
+    TARGET_LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -lXau -lxcb"
   fi
 }