diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac2c61c37a73..bc48810d1655 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --pack-dyn-relocs=relr
 endif
 
 # Align the bit size of userspace programs with the kernel
-KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
-KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 # make the checker run with the right architecture
 CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)