diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab82cd1ce3cd..7ee03b089b60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ CONFIG_SHELL := $(shell if [ -x "$$BASH" ]; then echo $$BASH; \
 
 HOSTCC       = gcc
 HOSTCXX      = g++
-HOSTCFLAGS   = -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu89
+HOSTCFLAGS   := -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu89
 HOSTCXXFLAGS = -O2
 
 ifeq ($(shell $(HOSTCC) -v 2>&1 | grep -c "clang version"), 1)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index e0aaba093455..123840d827e8 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ as-option = $(call try-run,\
 as-instr = $(call try-run,\
 	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -x assembler -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
 
+# __cc-option
+# Usage: MY_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option,$(CC),$(MY_CFLAGS),-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+__cc-option = $(call try-run,\
+	$(1) -Werror $(2) $(3) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(3),$(4))
+
 # Do not attempt to build with gcc plugins during cc-option tests.
 # (And this uses delayed resolution so the flags will be up to date.)
 CC_OPTION_CFLAGS = $(filter-out $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
@@ -116,8 +121,13 @@ CC_OPTION_CFLAGS = $(filter-out $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 # cc-option
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
 
-cc-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) -Werror $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(CC_OPTION_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+cc-option = $(call __cc-option, $(CC),\
+	$(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(CC_OPTION_CFLAGS),$(1),$(2))
+
+# hostcc-option
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call hostcc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+hostcc-option = $(call __cc-option, $(HOSTCC),\
+	$(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS),$(1),$(2))
 
 # cc-option-yn
 # Usage: flag := $(call cc-option-yn,-march=winchip-c6)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.host b/scripts/Makefile.host
index 45b5b1aaedbd..9cfd5c84d76f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.host
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.host
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 # Will compile qconf as a C++ program, and menu as a C program.
 # They are linked as C++ code to the executable qconf
 
-# hostcc-option
-# Usage: cflags-y += $(call hostcc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
-
-hostcc-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
-
 __hostprogs := $(sort $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m))
 host-cshlib := $(sort $(hostlibs-y) $(hostlibs-m))
 host-cxxshlib := $(sort $(hostcxxlibs-y) $(hostcxxlibs-m))