--- wipe-2.3.1/Makefile.in
+++ wipe-2.3.1/Makefile.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 CC=@CC@
 CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ -I@srcdir@ -D@OSTYPE@ $(DEFINES)
+LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@
 DEBUG=@DEBUG@ -I@srcdir@ -D@OSTYPE@ $(DEFINES)
 
 LIBS=@LIBS@
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 all:	$(REQ) $(BIN)
 
 $(BIN):	main.o wipe.o rand.o dir.o file.o blkdev.o lock.o text.o str.o percent.o prompt.o io.o mt.o
-	$(CC) $(LIBS) *.o -o $@
+	$(CC) $(LIBS) *.o -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 
 # restores everything to a pre-configured state