diff --git a/core/linux/PKGBUILD b/core/linux/PKGBUILD
index ce7c267c0..0a90c2ff7 100644
--- a/core/linux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux/PKGBUILD
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ msg2 "Set DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL to 4 (same value as the 'quiet' kernel param)
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
+  unset LDFLAGS
+
   # get kernel version
   make prepare