diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.include b/tools/build/Makefile.include
index 4e09ad617a60..6254760290c9 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.include
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
 fixdep:
 else
 fixdep:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/build fixdep
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(srctree)/tools/build CFLAGS= LDFLAGS= fixdep
 endif
 
 .PHONY: fixdep