diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/Makefile b/drivers/pps/clients/Makefile
index 42517da07049..4feb7e9e71ee 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPS_CLIENT_KTIMER)	+= pps-ktimer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPS_CLIENT_LDISC)	+= pps-ldisc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPS_CLIENT_PARPORT) += pps_parport.o
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPS_DEBUG),y)
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
-endif
+ccflags-$(CONFIG_PPS_DEBUG) := -DDEBUG