diff --git a/c/Makefile b/c/Makefile
index 964a112..fefe541 100644
--- a/c/Makefile
+++ b/c/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf *.dSYM
 
 CPPFLAGS=-Wall -g
-LDFLAGS=-lcouchbase
+LDLIBS=-lcouchbase