diff --git a/tools/cmake.py b/tools/cmake.py
index d938f9c787..bf231d3436 100644
--- a/tools/cmake.py
+++ b/tools/cmake.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def GenerateCFiles(env,project):
     else:
         CXXFLAGS = CFLAGS
     AFLAGS = rtconfig.AFLAGS.replace('\\', "/").replace('\"', "\\\"")
-    LFLAGS = rtconfig.LFLAGS.replace('\\', "/").replace('\"', "\\\"")
+    LFLAGS = env['LINKFLAGS'].replace('\\', "/").replace('\"', "\\\"")
 
     if "win32" in sys.platform:
         CC += ".exe"