diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6630a66659c6..3e8544b11520 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1135,8 +1135,9 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --emit-relocs --discard-none
 endif
 
 # Align the bit size of userspace programs with the kernel
-KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
-KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+USERFLAGS_FROM_KERNEL := -m32 -m64 --target=%
+KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter $(USERFLAGS_FROM_KERNEL), $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter $(USERFLAGS_FROM_KERNEL), $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 # userspace programs are linked via the compiler, use the correct linker
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG