diff --git a/nss.spec b/nss.spec
index b4fc55d..d60a4df 100644
--- a/nss.spec
+++ b/nss.spec
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ find nss/lib/libpkix -perm /u+x -type f -exec chmod -x {} \;
 # TODO: This phase can be done by the NSS build process if we switch
 # to using "make nss_build_all".  For now, however, we need some
 # adjustment in the NSS build process.
-export LDFLAGS=$RPM_LD_FLAGS
 mkdir -p nspr_build
 pushd nspr_build
 ../nspr/configure \
@@ -349,6 +348,7 @@ pushd nspr_build
                  --enable-optimize="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" \
                  --disable-debug
 
+export LDFLAGS=$RPM_LD_FLAGS
 # The assembly files are only for legacy atomics, to which we prefer GCC atomics
 %ifarch i686 x86_64
 sed -i '/^PR_MD_ASFILES/d' config/autoconf.mk