diff --git a/arch/loongarch/Makefile b/arch/loongarch/Makefile
index a27e264bdaa5..63a637fdf6c2 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/Makefile
+++ b/arch/loongarch/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= -m $(ld-emul)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_LOONGARCH
-CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -x c /dev/null | \
+CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -x c /dev/null | \
 	grep -E -vw '__GNUC_(MINOR_|PATCHLEVEL_)?_' | \
 	sed -e "s/^\#define /-D'/" -e "s/ /'='/" -e "s/$$/'/" -e 's/\$$/&&/g')
 endif