diff --git a/app-emulation/libguestfs/files/libguestfs-1.56.2-respect-LDFLAGS-in-perl-module.patch b/app-emulation/libguestfs/files/libguestfs-1.56.2-respect-LDFLAGS-in-perl-module.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d1580c1b938d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-emulation/libguestfs/files/libguestfs-1.56.2-respect-LDFLAGS-in-perl-module.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/perl/Build.PL.in b/perl/Build.PL.in
+index abec96591..7da7606df 100755
+--- a/perl/Build.PL.in
++++ b/perl/Build.PL.in
+@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ my $build = Module::Build->new (
+     ],
+     extra_linker_flags => [
+         '-DGUESTFS_PRIVATE=1',
+-        split (' ', '@CFLAGS@'),
++        split (' ', '@LDFLAGS@'),
+         '-L@top_builddir@/lib/.libs',
+         '-lguestfs',
+     ],
diff --git a/app-emulation/libguestfs/libguestfs-1.56.2.ebuild b/app-emulation/libguestfs/libguestfs-1.56.2.ebuild
index 131ea9697454c..4d96f04c8743c 100644
--- a/app-emulation/libguestfs/libguestfs-1.56.2.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/libguestfs/libguestfs-1.56.2.ebuild
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.52.1-disable-obsolete-lvmetad-in-tests.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.56.2-respect-LDFLAGS-in-perl-module.patch"
 )
 
 src_prepare() {