diff --git a/progs/xdemos/Makefile b/progs/xdemos/Makefile
index f8f2f15380d..361d9c7c4de 100644
--- a/progs/xdemos/Makefile
+++ b/progs/xdemos/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ xrotfontdemo.o: xrotfontdemo.c xuserotfont.h
 	$(CC) -c -I. -I$(INCDIR) $(X11_INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) xrotfontdemo.c
 
 corender: corender.o ipc.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) corender.o ipc.o $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) corender.o ipc.o $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 corender.o: corender.c ipc.h
 	$(CC) -c -I. -I$(INCDIR) $(X11_INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS) corender.c