diff --git a/package/sqlcipher/sqlcipher.mk b/package/sqlcipher/sqlcipher.mk
index 6130870bba..bae59bb63f 100644
--- a/package/sqlcipher/sqlcipher.mk
+++ b/package/sqlcipher/sqlcipher.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ SQLCIPHER_DEPENDENCIES = openssl host-tcl
 SQLCIPHER_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 SQLCIPHER_CONF_ENV = \
-	CFLAGS+=" $(SQLCIPHER_CFLAGS)" \
-	LDFLAGS+=" $(SQLCIPHER_LDFLAGS)" \
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(SQLCIPHER_CFLAGS)" \
+	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(SQLCIPHER_LDFLAGS)" \
 	TCLSH_CMD=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/tclsh$(TCL_VERSION_MAJOR)
 
 SQLCIPHER_CONF_OPT = \