diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 1817873..314ca09 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ INT_TEST_FLAGS << '+A10'
 DB_LIB = "c_src/system/lib/libdb.a"
 
 CC_FLAGS << "-Ic_src/system/include"
-LD_FLAGS << DB_LIB
+LD_LIBS  << DB_LIB
 
 file DB_LIB do
   sh "cd c_src && ./buildlib.sh 2>&1"