diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index f7b58da2f388..98ca855d992c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
     endif
   endif
 
-  ifeq ($(KBUILD_SYM32)$(call cc-option-yn,-msym32), yy)
-    cflags-y += -msym32 -DKBUILD_64BIT_SYM32
+  ifeq ($(KBUILD_SYM32), y)
+    cflags-$(KBUILD_SYM32) += -msym32 -DKBUILD_64BIT_SYM32
   else
     ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS), y)
       $(error CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS unsupported without -msym32)