diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 65ed5dc69ec9..e45c6c527ac9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
 GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS :=
+CLANG_FLAGS :=
 
 # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
 KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
 ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-CLANG_FLAGS	:= --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
+CLANG_FLAGS	+= --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR := $(dir $(shell which $(CROSS_COMPILE)elfedit))
 CLANG_FLAGS	+= --prefix=$(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)
 GCC_TOOLCHAIN	:= $(realpath $(GCC_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/..)