diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.aix b/src/makefiles/Makefile.aix
index 1ea7afc28d916a15870b83e98142736ca2aaf637..7bf62ae2e8a806fc28b6c31eb06754dce2033527 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.aix
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.aix
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ endif
 DLSUFFIX = .so
 ifeq ($(host_os), aix3.2.5)
 ifneq ($(GCC), yes)
-	LDFLAGS_SL = -e _nostart -H512 -bM:SRE
+	LDFLAGS_SL += -e _nostart -H512 -bM:SRE
 endif
 else
-	LDFLAGS_SL = -Wl,-bnoentry -Wl,-H512 -Wl,-bM:SRE
+	LDFLAGS_SL += -Wl,-bnoentry -Wl,-H512 -Wl,-bM:SRE
 endif