diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index 2da41cc08358b246efb232ff95f367ade0e0a6e5..8eb49c8f44f6dce754ee321e2869acb8a0b926f5 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ define Host/Prepare
 endef
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS = \
+	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 	SHELL="$(BASH)"