diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 3a905b2c931..361a486318b 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		KERNEL=$(LINUX_DIR) \