diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
index 2ab25aa382638c69a98582eb09c907b1fa07d402..1598b4fa0b11222bef515bcaa056df609a6a856f 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
 endif
 
 turbostat : turbostat.c
-CFLAGS +=	-Wall
-CFLAGS +=	-DMSRHEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h"'
-CFLAGS +=	-DINTEL_FAMILY_HEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h"'
+override CFLAGS +=	-Wall
+override CFLAGS +=	-DMSRHEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h"'
+override CFLAGS +=	-DINTEL_FAMILY_HEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h"'
 
 %: %.c
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_OUTPUT)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/$@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/$@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY : clean
 clean :