diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 52207bcb1a9d..272db408be5c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1120,8 +1120,8 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --orphan-handling=$(CONFIG_LD_ORPHAN_WARN_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 # Align the bit size of userspace programs with the kernel
-KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
-KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 # make the checker run with the right architecture
 CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)