diff --git a/test/lib/c/Makefile b/test/lib/c/Makefile
index f0fd2f0e..1483ac54 100644
--- a/test/lib/c/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/c/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ TESTS = ${SRC:.c=.test}
 all : ${TESTS}
 
 ${TESTS} : %.test: %.c ${R}/test/path_helper.h
-	$(CC) $< -o $@ -D TEST_SOURCE_DIR='"$(realpath .)"' $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(LOCAL_LIBADD)
+	$(CC) $< -o $@ -D TEST_SOURCE_DIR='"$(realpath .)"' $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(LOCAL_LIBADD) $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS)
 
 reallyclean : clean
 	-rm -f *.orig
diff --git a/test/lib/cpp/Makefile b/test/lib/cpp/Makefile
index 965c0bf9..7e8a2b73 100644
--- a/test/lib/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/cpp/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TESTS = ${SRC:.cpp=.test}
 all : ${TESTS}
 
 ${TESTS} : %.test: %.cpp ${R}/test/path_helper.h
-	$(CXX) -DTEST_SOURCE_DIR='"$(realpath .)"' $< -o $@ $(LOCAL_CXXFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CXX) -DTEST_SOURCE_DIR='"$(realpath .)"' $< -o $@ $(LOCAL_CXXFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS)
 
 reallyclean : clean
 	-rm -f *.orig