diff --git a/recipes/ngscheckmate/build.sh b/recipes/ngscheckmate/build.sh
index 839c70ed1253d..b26b61d4058d0 100644
--- a/recipes/ngscheckmate/build.sh
+++ b/recipes/ngscheckmate/build.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ python $PREFIX/NGSCheckMate/vaf_ncm.py "\$@"
 EOF
 
 cd $PREFIX/NGSCheckMate/ngscheckmate_fastq-source
-make COMPILER=${CC} CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -c" 
+make COMPILER=${CC} CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -c" DFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
 cd $PREFIX
 ln -s $PREFIX/NGSCheckMate/ngscheckmate_fastq-source/ngscheckmate_fastq $PREFIX/bin/
 cat << EOF > $PREFIX/bin/makesnvpattern.pl