diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
index f5027d2da3..5ac7b1c293 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ endef
 UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+	HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	STRIP=$(TARGET_STRIP)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),y)