diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index f24255747f..2be2403570 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ LINUX_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS += $(ARCH_XTENSA_OVERLAY_URL)
 endif
 
 LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS = \
-	HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-	HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS)" \
+	HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 	ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) \
 	INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \