diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
index b8fe10d941ce..f392708c7a1e 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ WOPTS	:= 	-Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_A
 
 TRACEFS_HEADERS	:= $$($(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libtracefs)
 
-CFLAGS	:=	-O -g -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(FOPTS) $(MOPTS) $(WOPTS) $(TRACEFS_HEADERS)
-LDFLAGS	:=	-ggdb
+CFLAGS	:=	-O -g -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(FOPTS) $(MOPTS) $(WOPTS) $(TRACEFS_HEADERS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS	:=	-ggdb $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
 LIBS	:=	$$($(PKG_CONFIG) --libs libtracefs)
 
 SRC	:=	$(wildcard src/*.c)