diff --git a/ocaml/Makefile.am b/ocaml/Makefile.am
index 21523125f..acbfad188 100644
--- a/ocaml/Makefile.am
+++ b/ocaml/Makefile.am
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ endif
 stamp-mlguestfs: libguestfsocaml.a $(guestfs_cmm)
 	$(OCAMLMKLIB) -o mlguestfs \
 	  $(libguestfsocaml_a_OBJECTS) guestfs.cmo \
+	  $(LDFLAGS) \
 	  $(LTLIBINTL) \
 	  -L$(top_builddir)/src/.libs -lguestfs
 if HAVE_OCAMLOPT
 	$(OCAMLMKLIB) -o mlguestfs \
 	  $(libguestfsocaml_a_OBJECTS) guestfs.cmx \
+	  $(LDFLAGS) \
 	  $(LTLIBINTL) \
 	  -L$(top_builddir)/src/.libs -lguestfs
 endif