diff --git a/package/coremark/coremark.mk b/package/coremark/coremark.mk
index 418fd5c8d3..9ea8693e71 100644
--- a/package/coremark/coremark.mk
+++ b/package/coremark/coremark.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ COREMARK_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 
 define COREMARK_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" -C $(@D) \
+		PORT_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		PORT_DIR=linux$(if $(BR2_ARCH_IS_64),64) EXE= link
 endef