diff --git a/packages/devel/libcap/build b/packages/devel/libcap/build
index 0625934884..66409f735c 100755
--- a/packages/devel/libcap/build
+++ b/packages/devel/libcap/build
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ make CC=$HOST_CC -C libcap _makenames
 
 setup_toolchain target
 
-make CC=$TARGET_CC lib=/lib
+make CC=$TARGET_CC CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS" lib=/lib
 
 $MAKEINSTALL -j1 RAISE_SETFCAP=no lib=/lib