diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-fritz4040/Makefile b/package/boot/uboot-fritz4040/Makefile
index c6f0cab8c4..df9c685c95 100644
--- a/package/boot/uboot-fritz4040/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/uboot-fritz4040/Makefile
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export DTC
 
 define Build/Configure
 	$(Build/Configure/U-Boot)
-	$(HOSTCC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/lzma2eva $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/src/lzma2eva.c
-	$(HOSTCC) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/tichksum $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/src/tichksum.c
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/lzma2eva $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/src/lzma2eva.c -lz
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/tichksum $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz/src/tichksum.c
 	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/lzma $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fritz
 endef