--- a/src/Makefile	2024-10-30 22:20:03.296178391 +0100
+++ b/src/Makefile	2024-10-30 22:21:43.915301707 +0100
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ifneq ($(ICP_ROOT), )
 		   	   -I$(ICP_ROOT)/quickassist/include/dc	\
 		       -I$(ICP_ROOT)/quickassist/lookaside/access_layer/include \
 			   -I$(ICP_ROOT)/quickassist/utilities/libusdm_drv
-	LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-rpath,$(ICP_ROOT)/build -L$(ICP_ROOT)/build -lqat_s \
+	LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,$(ICP_ROOT)/build -L$(ICP_ROOT)/build -lqat_s \
 			   -lusdm_drv_s -lnuma
 else
 	# In-tree - look for headers in standard locations
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ else
 	else
         $(error QAT headers not found in Standard path, Please install QATLib development package or set ICP_ROOT for out-of-tree driver)
 	endif
-	LDFLAGS  = -lqat -lusdm -lnuma
+	LDFLAGS += -lqat -lusdm -lnuma
 endif
 
 ifdef ZSTDLIB
--- a/test/Makefile	2024-10-30 22:22:39.465369781 +0100
+++ b/test/Makefile	2024-10-30 22:24:02.145471097 +0100
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # #######################################################################
 LIB     = ../src
 
-LDFLAGS = -L$(LIB) -I$(LIB)
+LDFLAGS += -L$(LIB) -I$(LIB)
 
 ifneq ($(ICP_ROOT), )
 	LDFLAGS += -lqat_s -lusdm_drv_s -lnuma -Wl,-rpath,$(ICP_ROOT)/build -L$(ICP_ROOT)/build