diff --git a/import/Make.defs b/import/Make.defs
index 0405e412b..b8377f79a 100644
--- a/import/Make.defs
+++ b/import/Make.defs
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ endif
 
 # ELF module definitions
 
-LDELFFLAGS = -r -e _start -Bstatic
+LDELFFLAGS += -r -e _start -Bstatic
 LDELFFLAGS += $(addprefix -T,$(call CONVERT_PATH,$(TOPDIR)/scripts/gnu-elf.ld))