diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf/0001-examples-Makefile-respect-CXX-LDFLAGS-variables-fix-.patch b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf/0001-examples-Makefile-respect-CXX-LDFLAGS-variables-fix-.patch
index 029abfdae3..0a2e5e2df3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf/0001-examples-Makefile-respect-CXX-LDFLAGS-variables-fix-.patch
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf/0001-examples-Makefile-respect-CXX-LDFLAGS-variables-fix-.patch
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ index 4ad605641..31d887639 100644
  add_person_cpp: add_person.cc protoc_middleman
  	pkg-config --cflags protobuf  # fails if protobuf is not installed
 -	c++ add_person.cc addressbook.pb.cc -o add_person_cpp `pkg-config --cflags --libs protobuf`
-+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(PROTOBUF) ../src/google/protobuf/.libs/timestamp.pb.o add_person.cc addressbook.pb.cc -o add_person_cpp
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) ../src/google/protobuf/.libs/timestamp.pb.o $(PROTOBUF) add_person.cc addressbook.pb.cc -o add_person_cpp
  
  list_people_cpp: list_people.cc protoc_middleman
  	pkg-config --cflags protobuf  # fails if protobuf is not installed
 -	c++ list_people.cc addressbook.pb.cc -o list_people_cpp `pkg-config --cflags --libs protobuf`
-+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(PROTOBUF) ../src/google/protobuf/.libs/timestamp.pb.o list_people.cc addressbook.pb.cc -o list_people_cpp
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) ../src/google/protobuf/.libs/timestamp.pb.o $(PROTOBUF) list_people.cc addressbook.pb.cc -o list_people_cpp
  
  add_person_dart: add_person.dart protoc_middleman_dart