diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/cross-compile.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/cross-compile.patch
index 2ae9fb50aa..a162eb7d15 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/cross-compile.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage/cross-compile.patch
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ index 51531d6..7e8aa3c 100644
  $(LI386_OBJ)/mkelf-linux-i386.o: $(LI386_DIR)/mkelf-linux-i386.c $(LI386_DIR)/convert.bin.c $(LI386_DEP)
  	$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
 -	$(HOST_CC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c -g $< -o $@
-+	$(CC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c -g $< -o $@
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -g $< -o $@
  
  
  ifdef I386_CC
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ index 38f5d8c..5df8870 100644
  $(LIA64_OBJ)/mkelf-linux-ia64.o: $(LIA64_DIR)/mkelf-linux-ia64.c $(LIA64_DIR)/convert.bin.c $(LIA64_DEP)
  	$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
 -	$(HOST_CC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c -g $< -o $@
-+	$(CC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c -g $< -o $@
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -g $< -o $@
  
  ifdef IA64_CC
  
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage_git.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage_git.bb
index d7a4429fb8..2bcc8d7bd9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/mkelfimage/mkelfimage_git.bb
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ CLEANBROKEN = "1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/util/mkelfImage"
 
 CFLAGS += "-fno-stack-protector"
-CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "HOST_CC='${BUILD_CC}'"
-EXTRA_OEMAKE += "HOST_CPPFLAGS='${BUILD_CPPFLAGS}'"
+CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "\
+    HOST_CC='${BUILD_CC}' \
+    HOST_CFLAGS='${BUILD_CFLAGS}' \
+    HOST_CPPFLAGS='${BUILD_CPPFLAGS}' \
+"
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep