diff --git a/src/libcmd/local.mk b/src/libcmd/local.mk
index 713c1bf11..a12837ce5 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/local.mk
+++ b/src/libcmd/local.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ libcmd_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc)
 libcmd_CXXFLAGS += -I src/libutil -I src/libstore -I src/libexpr -I src/libmain -I src/libfetchers -I src/nix
 
 # libcmd_LDFLAGS += -llowdown -pthread
-# libcmd_LDFLAGS = $(EDITLINE_LIBS) -llowdown -pthread
-libcmd_LDFLAGS += $(LOWDOWN_LIBS) -pthread
+libcmd_LDFLAGS = $(EDITLINE_LIBS) -llowdown -pthread
+# libcmd_LDFLAGS += $(LOWDOWN_LIBS) -pthread
 
 libcmd_LIBS = libstore libutil libexpr libmain libfetchers libnix