diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 918a8d0..ff94c8f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif
 
 LUME_VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always)
 GIT_COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) \
+LDFLAGS = \
 	-X git.kill0.net/chill9/lume/cmd.Version=$(LUME_VERSION) \
 	-X git.kill0.net/chill9/lume/cmd.BuildDate=$(BUILD_DATE) \
 	-X git.kill0.net/chill9/lume/cmd.GitCommit=$(GIT_COMMIT)