diff --git a/core/linux-chromebook/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-chromebook/PKGBUILD
index a355ffc4e..738cf9e2a 100644
--- a/core/linux-chromebook/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-chromebook/PKGBUILD
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd ${srcdir}/chromeos-${_basever}
 
+  LDFLAGS=""
+
   # get kernel version
   make prepare