diff --git a/bin/hipcc.pl b/bin/hipcc.pl
index be611d2..0a06583 100755
--- a/bin/hipcc.pl
+++ b/bin/hipcc.pl
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ BEGIN
     # If $HIPCC clang++ is not compiled, use clang instead
     if ( ! -e $HIPCC ) {
         $HIPCC="$HIP_CLANG_PATH/clang" . $execExtension;
-        $HIPLDFLAGS .= " --driver-mode=g++";
+        $HIPLDFLAGS = " --driver-mode=g++";
     }
     # to avoid using dk linker or MSVC linker
     if($isWindows) {