diff --git a/build_tools/build_detect_platform b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
index dfe89963a..5d2434539 100755
--- a/build_tools/build_detect_platform
+++ b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ EOF
 EOF
     if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
         COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DGFLAGS"
+        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lgflags"
     fi
 
     # Test whether zlib library is installed