diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index e1dee8ecdd..6281e0e3b4 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ directory BitBake uses for the build.
    S = "${WORKDIR}"
 
    do_compile() {
-       ${CC} helloworld.c -o helloworld
+       ${CC} ${LDFLAGS} helloworld.c -o helloworld
    }
 
    do_install() {
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb
index 0812743e39..90d3aefd86 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SRC_URI = "file://helloworld.c"
 S = "${WORKDIR}"
 
 do_compile() {
-	${CC} helloworld.c -o helloworld
+	${CC} ${LDFLAGS} helloworld.c -o helloworld
 }
 
 do_install() {