diff --git a/mpy-cross/Makefile b/mpy-cross/Makefile
index 2189dff905..4b6e03df8e 100644
--- a/mpy-cross/Makefile
+++ b/mpy-cross/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ INC += -I$(TOP)
 # compiler settings
 CWARN = -Wall -Werror
 CWARN += -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wpointer-arith
-CFLAGS = $(INC) $(CWARN) -std=gnu99 $(CFLAGS_MOD) $(COPT) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA)
+CFLAGS += $(INC) $(CWARN) -std=gnu99 $(CFLAGS_MOD) $(COPT) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA)
 CFLAGS += -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
 
 # Debugging/Optimization
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else
 # Use gcc syntax for map file
 LDFLAGS_ARCH = -Wl,-Map=$@.map,--cref -Wl,--gc-sections
 endif
-LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_MOD) $(LDFLAGS_ARCH) -lm $(LDFLAGS_EXTRA)
+LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_MOD) $(LDFLAGS_ARCH) -lm $(LDFLAGS_EXTRA)
 
 # source files
 SRC_C = \