diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
index 8eecda2be0d0..2ffd87247279 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wuninitialized -O2 -g -std=gnu99 \
 	$(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 
 no-pie-option := $(call try-run, echo 'int main(void) { return 0; }' | \
-        $(CC) -Werror -no-pie -x c - -o "$$TMP", -no-pie)
+        $(CC) -Werror $(CFLAGS) -no-pie -x c - -o "$$TMP", -no-pie)
 
 # On s390, build the testcases KVM-enabled
 pgste-option = $(call try-run, echo 'int main(void) { return 0; }' | \