diff --git a/can/SConscript b/can/SConscript
index c707553d1d..63654ac863 100644
--- a/can/SConscript
+++ b/can/SConscript
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ src = ["dbc.cc", "parser.cc", "packer.cc", "common.cc"]
 libs = [common, "capnp", "kj", "zmq"]
 
 # shared library for openpilot
-LINKFLAGS = envDBC["LINKFLAGS"] + ["-Wl,-install_name,@loader_path/libdbc.dylib"] if arch == "Darwin" else envDBC["LINKFLAGS"]
+LINKFLAGS = envDBC["LINKFLAGS"]
+if arch == "Darwin":
+  LINKFLAGS += ["-Wl,-install_name,@loader_path/libdbc.dylib"]
 libdbc = envDBC.SharedLibrary('libdbc', src, LIBS=libs, LINKFLAGS=LINKFLAGS)
 
 # static library for tools like cabana