diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 5a1ef56af..f3bb3db4e 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-06-28  Matthew Gretton-Dann  <matthew.gretton-dann@arm.com>
+
+	* doc/Makefile.am (makedoc): Use LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD not LDFLAGS.
+	* doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2012-06-26  Christopher Faylor  <me.newlib2012@cgf.cx>
 
 	* libc/include/sys/types.h: Don't use the same preprocessor guard for
diff --git a/newlib/doc/Makefile.am b/newlib/doc/Makefile.am
index 5bf13599a..c86300780 100644
--- a/newlib/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MKDOC = makedoc$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD)
 # -Os, which CC_FOR_BUILD may not recognize.
 
 $(MKDOC): makedoc.o
-	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(MKDOC) makedoc.o
+	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -o $(MKDOC) makedoc.o
 
 makedoc.o: makedoc.c
 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -g $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -c $(srcdir)/makedoc.c
diff --git a/newlib/doc/Makefile.in b/newlib/doc/Makefile.in
index 62378354b..b9e3ad361 100644
--- a/newlib/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ uninstall-am:
 # -Os, which CC_FOR_BUILD may not recognize.
 
 $(MKDOC): makedoc.o
-	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(MKDOC) makedoc.o
+	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -o $(MKDOC) makedoc.o
 
 makedoc.o: makedoc.c
 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -g $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -c $(srcdir)/makedoc.c