diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/fix-makefile-to-find-libz.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/fix-makefile-to-find-libz.patch
index 756a65cd92..be547543dd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/fix-makefile-to-find-libz.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/fix-makefile-to-find-libz.patch
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ Let makefile find libz and zlib.h by CFLAGS and LDFLAGS.
 Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
 Upstream-Status: Pending
 ---
+ configure.ac | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
 diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index d1acc36..6f865b0 100644
+index 0f2ac72..f9099a2 100644
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
 @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG([RPM],   rpm,   rpm,   [], [$PATH])
@@ -16,15 +19,15 @@ index d1acc36..6f865b0 100644
  
  dnl Find the default programs
  if test "with_default" != no ; then
-@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fi
- 
+@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ fi
  dnl ---Output variables...
  
--HOST_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -O2 -Wall \$(HOST_CPPFLAGS)"
-+HOST_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -O2 -Wall \$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $CFLAGS"
+ CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:--O2} -Wall \$(CPPFLAGS)"
+-HOST_CFLAGS="${HOST_CFLAGS:--O2} -Wall \$(HOST_CPPFLAGS)"
++HOST_CFLAGS="${HOST_CFLAGS:--O2} -Wall \$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $CFLAGS"
  
  dnl TODO: figure out how to set these appropriately for compilers other than gcc
  I386_CFLAGS="$I386_CFLAGS -Os -ffreestanding -Wall -W -Wno-format \$(I386_CPPFLAGS)"
 -- 
-1.7.10.4
+2.7.4