diff --git a/build/bakefiles/common.bkl b/build/bakefiles/common.bkl
index bce08e74cd..17c06086bb 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/common.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/common.bkl
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     </template>
 
     <template id="wx_append">
-        <ldflags>$(EXTRALIBS)</ldflags>
+        <ldlibs>$(EXTRALIBS)</ldlibs>
         <!-- link against builtin 3rd party libs, if needed: -->
         <sys-lib>$(LIB_TIFF)</sys-lib>
         <sys-lib>$(LIB_JPEG)</sys-lib>