diff --git a/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk b/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk
index 435247465..74cce2f36 100644
--- a/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk
+++ b/ndk/build/core/clear-vars.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ NDK_LOCAL_VARS := \
   LOCAL_CXXFLAGS \
   LOCAL_CPPFLAGS \
   LOCAL_LDFLAGS \
+  LOCAL_LDLIBS \
   LOCAL_ARFLAGS \
   LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION \
   LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES \
diff --git a/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT b/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
index 8f30f1fe5..b2804d8ae 100644
--- a/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
+++ b/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ current version
      LOCAL_LDLIBS := -lz
 
   Actually work correctly, instead of having the linker complaining that it
-  could not find the corresponding libz.so library.
+  could not find the corresponding libz.so library. Also clear LOCAL_LDLIBS
+  in $(CLEAR_VARS) script.
 
 - Generate thumb binaries by default.