diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77a7c9f..eac1220 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ endif
 # On a given system, some libs may link statically, some may not; so, check
 # both and only build those that link!
 
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_STRLCPY),$(CFLAGS),),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_STRLCPY),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS)),y)
 	CFLAGS_DYNOPT	+= -DHAVE_STRLCPY
 	CFLAGS_STATOPT	+= -DHAVE_STRLCPY
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_BFD),$(CFLAGS),-lbfd -static),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_BFD),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lbfd -static),y)
 	CFLAGS_STATOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_BFD
 	OBJS_STATOPT	+= symbol.o
 	LIBS_STATOPT	+= -lbfd
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ endif
 ifeq (y,$(ARCH_HAS_FRAMEBUFFER))
 	CFLAGS_GTK3 := $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 2>/dev/null)
 	LDFLAGS_GTK3 := $(shell pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0 2>/dev/null)
-	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_GTK3),$(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_GTK3),$(LDFLAGS_GTK3)),y)
+	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_GTK3),$(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_GTK3),$(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_GTK3)),y)
 		OBJS_DYNOPT	+= ui/gtk3.o
 		CFLAGS_DYNOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_GTK3 $(CFLAGS_GTK3)
 		LIBS_DYNOPT	+= $(LDFLAGS_GTK3)
@@ -220,63 +220,63 @@ ifeq (y,$(ARCH_HAS_FRAMEBUFFER))
 		NOTFOUND	+= GTK3
 	endif
 
-	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_VNCSERVER),$(CFLAGS),-lvncserver),y)
+	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_VNCSERVER),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lvncserver),y)
 		OBJS_DYNOPT	+= ui/vnc.o
 		CFLAGS_DYNOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_VNCSERVER
 		LIBS_DYNOPT	+= -lvncserver
 	else
 		NOTFOUND	+= vncserver
 	endif
-	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_VNCSERVER),$(CFLAGS),-lvncserver -static),y)
+	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_VNCSERVER),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lvncserver -static),y)
 		OBJS_STATOPT	+= ui/vnc.o
 		CFLAGS_STATOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_VNCSERVER
 		LIBS_STATOPT	+= -lvncserver
 	endif
 
-	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_SDL),$(CFLAGS),-lSDL),y)
+	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_SDL),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lSDL),y)
 		OBJS_DYNOPT	+= ui/sdl.o
 		CFLAGS_DYNOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_SDL
 		LIBS_DYNOPT	+= -lSDL
 	else
 		NOTFOUND	+= SDL
 	endif
-	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_SDL),$(CFLAGS),-lSDL -static), y)
+	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_SDL),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lSDL -static), y)
 		OBJS_STATOPT	+= ui/sdl.o
 		CFLAGS_STATOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_SDL
 		LIBS_STATOPT	+= -lSDL
 	endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_ZLIB),$(CFLAGS),-lz),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_ZLIB),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lz),y)
 	CFLAGS_DYNOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_ZLIB
 	LIBS_DYNOPT	+= -lz
 else
 	NOTFOUND	+= zlib
 endif
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_ZLIB),$(CFLAGS),-lz -static),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_ZLIB),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -lz -static),y)
 	CFLAGS_STATOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_ZLIB
 	LIBS_STATOPT	+= -lz
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_AIO),$(CFLAGS),-laio),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_AIO),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -laio),y)
 	CFLAGS_DYNOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_AIO
 	LIBS_DYNOPT	+= -laio
 else
 	NOTFOUND	+= aio
 endif
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_AIO),$(CFLAGS),-laio -static),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_AIO),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -laio -static),y)
 	CFLAGS_STATOPT	+= -DCONFIG_HAS_AIO
 	LIBS_STATOPT	+= -laio
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(LTO),1)
 	FLAGS_LTO := -flto
-	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_HELLO),$(CFLAGS),$(FLAGS_LTO)),y)
+	ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_HELLO),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) $(FLAGS_LTO)),y)
 		override CFLAGS	+= $(FLAGS_LTO)
 	endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_STATIC),,-static),y)
+ifeq ($(call try-build,$(SOURCE_STATIC),$(CFLAGS),$(LDFLAGS) -static),y)
 	override CFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_GUEST_INIT
 	GUEST_INIT	:= guest/init
 	GUEST_OBJS	= guest/guest_init.o
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ STATIC_OBJS = $(patsubst %.o,%.static.o,$(OBJS) $(OBJS_STATOPT))
 
 $(PROGRAM)-static:  $(STATIC_OBJS) $(OTHEROBJS) $(GUEST_INIT) $(GUEST_PRE_INIT)
 	$(E) "  LINK    " $@
-	$(Q) $(CC) -static $(CFLAGS) $(STATIC_OBJS) $(OTHEROBJS) $(GUEST_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_STATOPT) -o $@
+	$(Q) $(CC) -static $(CFLAGS) $(STATIC_OBJS) $(OTHEROBJS) $(GUEST_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_STATOPT) -o $@
 
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(OBJS_DYNOPT) $(OTHEROBJS) $(GUEST_INIT) $(GUEST_PRE_INIT)
 	$(E) "  LINK    " $@
-	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(OBJS_DYNOPT) $(OTHEROBJS) $(GUEST_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_DYNOPT) -o $@
+	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(OBJS_DYNOPT) $(OTHEROBJS) $(GUEST_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_DYNOPT) -o $@
 
 $(PROGRAM_ALIAS): $(PROGRAM)
 	$(E) "  LN      " $@