diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index bb20a460c2..78c0d265e2 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2018-05-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* testsuite/ld-elf/notes.exp: Restore LDFLAGS.
+
 2018-05-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* testsuite/ld-elf/notes.exp: New file: Run new test.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/notes.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/notes.exp
index 5f55d46393..9bf036ccf8 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/notes.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/notes.exp
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ run_ld_link_tests [list \
 	 {{readelf {--wide --notes} note1.r}} \
 	 "note1.so" ] \
 ]
+
+set LDFLAGS $old_ldflags