diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 59cc7bceaf8c493d35ef426e9bafaad914dbf3ab..fceed4edea41966a4de1502b52d745b452966bbf 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_cache.o = -pg
 endif
 
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCPU_MAJOR=$(CPU_MAJOR) -DCPU_MINOR=$(CPU_MINOR) \
+ccflags-y := -DCPU_MAJOR=$(CPU_MAJOR) -DCPU_MINOR=$(CPU_MINOR) \
 		-DCPU_REV=$(CPU_REV)
 
 obj-y += cache.o cpuinfo.o cpuinfo-pvr-full.o cpuinfo-static.o mb.o pvr.o