diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c71b91e..267fb55 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ TEST_SOURCES = FileList['tests/unit/*.c']
 TEST_OBJECTS = TEST_SOURCES.pathmap( "%{^tests/unit,build/tests}X.o" )
 
 LIBS    = %w( pthread )
+LDFLAGS = []
 CCFLAGS = %w(
              -D_GNU_SOURCE=1
              -Wall