diff --git a/tools/Rules.mk b/tools/Rules.mk
index d7c1f61cdf..007a64f2f5 100644
--- a/tools/Rules.mk
+++ b/tools/Rules.mk
@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ define xenlibs-libs
         $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/$(lib)/lib$(FILENAME_$(lib))$(libextension))
 endef
 
-# Flags for linking against all Xen libraries listed in $(1)
-define xenlibs-ldlibs
-    $(call xenlibs-rpath,$(1)) $(call xenlibs-libs,$(1)) \
-    $(foreach lib,$(1),$(xenlibs-ldlibs-$(lib)))
-endef
-
 # Provide needed flags for linking an in-tree Xen library by an external
 # project (or when it is necessary to link with "-lxen$(1)" instead of using
 # the full path to the library).
@@ -119,12 +113,16 @@ define xenlibs-ldflags
     $(foreach lib,$(1),-L$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/$(lib))
 endef
 
+# Flags for linking against all Xen libraries listed in $(1)
+define xenlibs-ldlibs
+    $(foreach lib,$(1),-l$(FILENAME_$(lib)) $(xenlibs-ldlibs-$(lib)))
+endef
+
 # Flags for linking against all Xen libraries listed in $(1) but by making use
 # of -L and -l instead of providing a path to the shared library.
 define xenlibs-ldflags-ldlibs
     $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(1)) \
-    $(foreach lib,$(1), -l$(FILENAME_$(lib))) \
-    $(foreach lib,$(1),$(xenlibs-ldlibs-$(lib)))
+    $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(1))
 endef
 
 define LIB_defs
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ define LIB_defs
  XEN_libxen$(1) = $$(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/$(1)
  CFLAGS_libxen$(1) = $$(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
  SHLIB_libxen$(1) = $$(call xenlibs-rpath,$(1)) -Wl,-rpath-link=$$(XEN_libxen$(1))
- LDLIBS_libxen$(1) = $$(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(1))
+ LDLIBS_libxen$(1) = $$(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(1)) $$(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(1))
 endef
 
 $(foreach lib,$(LIBS_LIBS),$(eval $(call LIB_defs,$(lib))))
diff --git a/tools/console/client/Makefile b/tools/console/client/Makefile
index 071262c9ae..ea7819c03e 100644
--- a/tools/console/client/Makefile
+++ b/tools/console/client/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ USELIBS := ctrl store
 CFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-cflags,$(USELIBS))
 CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h
 
+LDFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(USELIBS))
 LDLIBS += $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(USELIBS))
 LDLIBS += $(SOCKET_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/tools/console/daemon/Makefile b/tools/console/daemon/Makefile
index e53c874eee..400611fc2d 100644
--- a/tools/console/daemon/Makefile
+++ b/tools/console/daemon/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-cflags,$(USELIBS))
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_ARM) += -DCONFIG_ARM
 CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h
 
+LDFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(USELIBS))
 LDLIBS += $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(USELIBS))
 LDLIBS += $(SOCKET_LIBS)
 LDLIBS += $(UTIL_LIBS)
diff --git a/tools/helpers/Makefile b/tools/helpers/Makefile
index 0d4df01365..5db88dc81b 100644
--- a/tools/helpers/Makefile
+++ b/tools/helpers/Makefile
@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@ endif
 XEN_INIT_DOM0_USELIBS := ctrl toollog store light
 XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS = xen-init-dom0.o init-dom-json.o
 $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-cflags,$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_USELIBS))
+xen-init-dom0: LDFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_USELIBS))
 xen-init-dom0: LDLIBS += $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_USELIBS))
 
 INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_USELIBS := toollog store ctrl guest light
 INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS = init-xenstore-domain.o init-dom-json.o
 $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-cflags,$(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_USELIBS))
 $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS): CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h
+init-xenstore-domain: LDFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_USELIBS))
 init-xenstore-domain: LDLIBS += $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_USELIBS))
 
 INIT_DOM0LESS_USELIBS := ctrl evtchn toollog store light guest foreignmemory
 INIT_DOM0LESS_OBJS = init-dom0less.o init-dom-json.o
 $(INIT_DOM0LESS_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-cflags,$(INIT_DOM0LESS_USELIBS))
+init-dom0less: LDFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(INIT_DOM0LESS_USELIBS))
 init-dom0less: LDLIBS += $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(INIT_DOM0LESS_USELIBS))
 
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/tools/libs/libs.mk b/tools/libs/libs.mk
index 0e4b5e0bd0..fc6aa7ede9 100644
--- a/tools/libs/libs.mk
+++ b/tools/libs/libs.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CFLAGS   += -Wmissing-prototypes
 CFLAGS   += $(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
 CFLAGS   += $(foreach lib, $(USELIBS_$(LIBNAME)), $(CFLAGS_libxen$(lib)))
 
+LDFLAGS += $(call xenlibs-ldflags,$(USELIBS_$(LIBNAME)))
 LDLIBS += $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,$(USELIBS_$(LIBNAME)))
 
 PIC_OBJS := $(OBJS-y:.o=.opic)
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/Makefile b/tools/libs/light/Makefile
index 96daeabc47..04ea2a82c0 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libs/light/Makefile
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ libxenlight_test.so: $(PIC_OBJS) $(LIBXL_TEST_OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,$(SONAME_LDFLAG) -Wl,libxenlight.so.$(MAJOR) $(SHLIB_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
 test_%: test_%.o test_common.o libxenlight_test.so
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(filter-out %libxenlight.so, $(LDLIBS_libxenlight)) $(LDLIBS_libxentoollog) $(LDLIBS_libxentoolcore) -lyajl $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(call xenlibs-ldflags,toollog toolcore light) -o $@ $^ $(call xenlibs-ldlibs,toollog toolcore) -lyajl $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
 libxl-save-helper: $(SAVE_HELPER_OBJS) libxenlight.so
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(SAVE_HELPER_OBJS) $(LDLIBS_libxentoollog) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(LDLIBS_libxenguest) $(LDLIBS_libxentoolcore) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
