diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 3997a21758..734af03983 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -225,10 +225,12 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS=PATH=$(HOST_PATH) \
 		AS="$(HOSTAS)" \
 		LD="$(HOSTLD)" \
 		NM="$(HOSTNM)" \
-		CC="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
-		GCC="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
-		CXX="$(HOSTCXX) $(HOST_CXXFLAGS)" \
-		CPP="$(HOSTCPP) $(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
+		CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		GCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		CXX="$(HOSTCXX)" \
+		CPP="$(HOSTCPP)" \
+		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
+		CXXFLAGS="$(HOST_CXXFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 		PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1 \
 		PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS=1 \