diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/Makefile b/drivers/crypto/caam/Makefile
index 550758a333e7c..3904700ef1102 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for the CAAM backend and dependent components
 #
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_FSL_CAAM_DEBUG), y)
-	EXTRA_CFLAGS := -DDEBUG
+	ccflags-y := -DDEBUG
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_FSL_CAAM) += caam.o