diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index d6ed8e5e1ccc2bab83f49df77091043c47021645..e8756e5f6b29d271415669fbbe01a6a0e84bd054 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	:= $(LINUXINCLUDE) -g -Os -D_SETUP -D__KERNEL__ \
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	:= $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
 
 $(obj)/zImage:  IMAGE_OFFSET := 0x1000
-$(obj)/zImage:  EXTRA_AFLAGS := $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK)
+$(obj)/zImage:  asflags-y := $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK)
 $(obj)/bzImage: IMAGE_OFFSET := 0x100000
-$(obj)/bzImage: EXTRA_CFLAGS := -D__BIG_KERNEL__
-$(obj)/bzImage: EXTRA_AFLAGS := $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) -D__BIG_KERNEL__
+$(obj)/bzImage: ccflags-y := -D__BIG_KERNEL__
+$(obj)/bzImage: asflags-y := $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) -D__BIG_KERNEL__
 $(obj)/bzImage: BUILDFLAGS   := -b
 
 quiet_cmd_image = BUILD   $@