diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-tools/patches/001-respect-LDFLAGS.patch b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-tools/patches/001-respect-LDFLAGS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b7989163e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-tools/patches/001-respect-LDFLAGS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/tools/fiptool/Makefile
++++ b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
+ 
+ ${PROJECT}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
+ 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
+-	${Q}${HOSTCC} ${OBJECTS} -o $@ ${LDLIBS}
++	${Q}${HOSTCC} ${OBJECTS} -o $@ ${LDLIBS} $(LDFLAGS)
+ 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
+ 	@echo "Built $@ successfully"
+ 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}