diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 6a9f6db114b0..fb82adadb680 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_EXTRA_CERTIFICATE) += insert-sys-cert
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_sortextable.o = -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_asn1_compiler.o = -I$(srctree)/include
+HOSTCFLAGS_sign-file.o = $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS)
 HOSTLOADLIBES_sign-file = $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
 HOSTCFLAGS_extract-cert.o = $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS)
 HOSTLOADLIBES_extract-cert = $(CRYPTO_LIBS)