diff --git a/compile.mk b/compile.mk
index c26cd4f2..be6332c9 100644
--- a/compile.mk
+++ b/compile.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 # Define compiler/linker target if cross-compiling
 ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
 	FLAGS += --target=$(MACHINE)
-	LDFLAGS += --target=$(MACHINE)
 endif
 
 # Architecture-independent flags
@@ -39,10 +38,8 @@ ifdef ARCH_LIN
 endif
 ifdef ARCH_MAC
 	CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
-	LDFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
 	MAC_SDK_FLAGS := -mmacosx-version-min=10.9
 	FLAGS += $(MAC_SDK_FLAGS)
-	LDFLAGS += $(MAC_SDK_FLAGS)
 endif
 ifdef ARCH_WIN
 	FLAGS += -D_USE_MATH_DEFINES
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES := $(patsubst %, build/%.d, $(SOURCES))
 # Final targets
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 -include $(DEPENDENCIES)
 
diff --git a/dep.mk b/dep.mk
index 41fe5896..292b18a1 100644
--- a/dep.mk
+++ b/dep.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ DEP_FLAGS += -fPIC
 # Define compiler/linker target if cross-compiling
 ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
 	DEP_FLAGS += --target=$(MACHINE)
-	DEP_LDFLAGS += --target=$(MACHINE)
 endif
 
 ifdef ARCH_X64
@@ -25,12 +24,14 @@ endif
 
 ifdef ARCH_MAC
 	DEP_MAC_SDK_FLAGS := -mmacosx-version-min=10.9
-	DEP_FLAGS += $(DEP_MAC_SDK_FLAGS) -stdlib=libc++
-	DEP_LDFLAGS += $(DEP_MAC_SDK_FLAGS) -stdlib=libc++
+	DEP_FLAGS += $(DEP_MAC_SDK_FLAGS)
+	DEP_CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
+	DEP_LDFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
 endif
 
 DEP_CFLAGS += $(DEP_FLAGS)
 DEP_CXXFLAGS += $(DEP_FLAGS)
+DEP_LDFLAGS += $(DEP_FLAGS)
 
 # Commands
 WGET := wget -c