diff --git a/packages/compress/unzip/package.mk b/packages/compress/unzip/package.mk
index c5c1342cb8..ec7a6d30fb 100644
--- a/packages/compress/unzip/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/unzip/package.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ make_target() {
       RANLIB=$TARGET_RANLIB \
       AR=$TARGET_AR \
       STRIP=$TARGET_STRIP \
-      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
-      -f unix/Makefile generic
+      -f unix/Makefile generic LOCAL_UNZIP="$CFLAGS"
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {