diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 27d07a65..a3bc6a0c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ ifneq ($(EXTRA_LDFLAGS),)
 LDFLAGS += $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
+HOST_CFLAGS := $(subst -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE),-I$(LIBBPF_BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE),\
+		$(subst $(CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS),,$(CFLAGS)))
+HOST_LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS)
+
 INSTALL ?= install
 RM ?= rm -f
 
@@ -172,9 +176,6 @@ ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LLVM_SUPPORT -DHAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT,$(CFLAGS)),)
   SRCS := $(filter-out jit_disasm.c,$(SRCS))
 endif
 
-HOST_CFLAGS = $(subst -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE),-I$(LIBBPF_BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE),\
-		$(subst $(CLANG_CROSS_FLAGS),,$(CFLAGS)))
-
 BPFTOOL_BOOTSTRAP := $(BOOTSTRAP_OUTPUT)bpftool
 
 BOOTSTRAP_OBJS = $(addprefix $(BOOTSTRAP_OUTPUT),main.o common.o json_writer.o gen.o btf.o)
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)disasm.o: $(srctree)/src/kernel/bpf/disasm.c
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -MMD $< -o $@
 
 $(BPFTOOL_BOOTSTRAP): $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJS) $(LIBBPF_BOOTSTRAP)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJS) $(LIBS_BOOTSTRAP) -o $@
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJS) $(LIBS_BOOTSTRAP) -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)bpftool: $(OBJS) $(LIBBPF)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@