diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc
index d6dc3d2a15..be0b47b500 100644
--- a/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug:  $(objgenerated)/bootblock.o $(objgenerated)/bootblo
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_LLVM_CLANG),y)
 	$(LD) -m armelf_linux_eabi -include $(obj)/config.h -static -o $@.tmp -L$(obj) $< -T $(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld
 else
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -include $(obj)/config.h -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld -Wl,--start-group $(objgenerated)/bootblock.o $(bootblock-objs) $(stages) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostartfiles -include $(obj)/config.h -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/bootblock.ld -Wl,--start-group $(objgenerated)/bootblock.o $(bootblock-objs) $(stages) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
 endif
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ $(objcbfs)/romstage.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) $(objgenerated)/romstag
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_LLVM_CLANG),y)
 	$(LD) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(romstage-objs) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld
 else
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
 endif
 
 $(objgenerated)/romstage.ld: $$(ldscripts) $(obj)/ldoptions