diff --git a/package/rpi-userland/rpi-userland.mk b/package/rpi-userland/rpi-userland.mk
index 86cde873d4..4a6eb41372 100644
--- a/package/rpi-userland/rpi-userland.mk
+++ b/package/rpi-userland/rpi-userland.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ RPI_USERLAND_LICENSE = BSD-3c
 RPI_USERLAND_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE
 RPI_USERLAND_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 RPI_USERLAND_CONF_OPTS = -DVMCS_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-DVCFILED_LOCKFILE=\\\"/var/run/vcfiled.pid\\\""
+	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) \
+		-DVCFILED_LOCKFILE=\\\"/var/run/vcfiled.pid\\\""
 
 RPI_USERLAND_PROVIDES = libegl libgles libopenmax libopenvg