--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ all:  rman
 
 # everyone but me zaps assertions with the -DNDEBUG flag
 rman: rman.c Makefile
-	$(CC) -DNDEBUG $(defs) -DPOLYGLOTMANVERSION=\"$(version)\" $(CFLAGS) -o rman rman.c
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -DNDEBUG $(defs) -DPOLYGLOTMANVERSION=\"$(version)\" $(CFLAGS) -o rman rman.c
 
 
 debug: