diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 90af76fa9dd8..5a9805edec93 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ always-y += ibumad_kern.o
 always-y += hbm_out_kern.o
 always-y += hbm_edt_kern.o
 
+TPROGS_CFLAGS = $(TPROGS_USER_CFLAGS)
+TPROGS_LDFLAGS = $(TPROGS_USER_LDFLAGS)
+
 ifeq ($(ARCH), arm)
 # Strip all except -D__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ option needed to handle linux
 # headers when arm instruction set identification is requested.
@@ -316,7 +319,7 @@ XDP_SAMPLE_CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 \
 		     -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE) \
 		     -I$(src)/../../tools/testing/selftests/bpf
 
-$(obj)/$(XDP_SAMPLE): TPROGS_CFLAGS = $(XDP_SAMPLE_CFLAGS)
+$(obj)/$(XDP_SAMPLE): TPROGS_CFLAGS = $(XDP_SAMPLE_CFLAGS) $(TPROGS_USER_CFLAGS)
 $(obj)/$(XDP_SAMPLE): $(src)/xdp_sample_user.h $(src)/xdp_sample_shared.h
 # Override includes for trace_helpers.o because __must_check won't be defined
 # in our include path.