diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index aaeba7f5d5..accb429391 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 # Propagate options used for target software building to GCC target libs
-HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(GCC_COMMON_TARGET_CXXFLAGS)"
+HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(GCC_COMMON_TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_ENV += CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET="$(GCC_COMMON_TARGET_CXXFLAGS)"
 
 # libitm needs sparc V9+