diff --git a/srcpkgs/ilmbase/template b/srcpkgs/ilmbase/template
index 5fc5b5a3621..676336ed688 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ilmbase/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ilmbase/template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ homepage="http://www.openexr.com"
 distfiles="${NONGNU_SITE}/openexr/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=ecf815b60695555c1fbc73679e84c7c9902f4e8faa6e8000d2f905b8b86cedc7
 
-LDFLAGS="-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib -lpthread"
+LDFLAGS="-lpthread"
 
 pre_build() {
 	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then