diff --git a/tools/mkimage/Makefile b/tools/mkimage/Makefile
index 4aa822d606a08075e71b1c54dfe1f8076c5a9556..bfe60993e27093888858df70dbf3201ad8f8f578 100644
--- a/tools/mkimage/Makefile
+++ b/tools/mkimage/Makefile
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ define Host/Prepare
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) defconfig   HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) $$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto)"
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) tools-only  HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) $$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto)"
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) defconfig   HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" HOST_LOADLIBES="$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto)"
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) tools-only  HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" HOST_LOADLIBES="$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto)"
 endef
 
 define Host/Install