diff --git a/package/file/file.mk b/package/file/file.mk
index 4f589d90d0..48f43b5adf 100644
--- a/package/file/file.mk
+++ b/package/file/file.mk
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ $(FILE_DIR2)/.configured: $(FILE_SOURCE_DIR)/.unpacked
 	touch $(FILE_DIR2)/.configured
 
 $(FILE_DIR2)/$(FILE_BINARY): $(FILE_DIR2)/.configured $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin/file
-	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) LDFLAGS="-static" -C $(FILE_DIR2)
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -static" -C $(FILE_DIR2)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(FILE_TARGET_BINARY): $(FILE_DIR2)/$(FILE_BINARY)
-	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) -C $(FILE_DIR2) install
+	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) -C $(FILE_DIR2) install
 	-($(STRIP) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libmagic.so.*.* > /dev/null 2>&1)
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/share/locale $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/info \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/man $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/doc