diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67d9d20f8564..489de42d30c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -743,12 +743,15 @@ ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 ifndef CC_FLAGS_FTRACE
 CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -pg
 endif
-export CC_FLAGS_FTRACE
 ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FENTRY
-CC_USING_FENTRY	:= $(call cc-option, -mfentry -DCC_USING_FENTRY)
+  ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn, -mfentry),y)
+    CC_FLAGS_FTRACE	+= -mfentry
+    CC_FLAGS_USING	+= -DCC_USING_FENTRY
+  endif
 endif
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_USING_FENTRY)
-KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(CC_USING_FENTRY)
+export CC_FLAGS_FTRACE
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_USING)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(CC_FLAGS_USING)
 ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 	ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
 		BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT := y