diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 86321f0..02bb316 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 # hostcc-option
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call hostcc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
 hostcc-option = $(call __cc-option, $(HOSTCC),\
-	$(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS),$(1),$(2))
+	$(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS),$(1),$(2))
 
 # cc-option-yn
 # Usage: flag := $(call cc-option-yn,-march=winchip-c6)