diff --git a/package/clamav/clamav.mk b/package/clamav/clamav.mk
index 7c6dfce6f2..c548897c37 100644
--- a/package/clamav/clamav.mk
+++ b/package/clamav/clamav.mk
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ CLAMAV_DEPENDENCIES += musl-fts
 CLAMAV_LIBS += -lfts
 endif
 
-CLAMAV_CONF_ENV += LIBS="$(CLAMAV_LIBS)"
-
 CLAMAV_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$(CLAMAV_LIBS)" \
 	-DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
 	-DENABLE_JSON_SHARED=ON \
 	-DENABLE_MAN_PAGES=OFF \