diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 9117d7c547be1bf68d94a8345bff17a31b48509b..2aef8e9f7ead3bf7805f15892c5af2c339817870 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $(LIB): $(LIBOBJ)
 	ar r $@ $^
 
 loader-ll.o:	../kernel/loader-ll.c
-		${CC} -c $^ -I .
+		${CC} $(CFLAGS) -c $^ -I .
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(LIB) $(PROGS) *~