diff --git a/hostapd/Makefile b/hostapd/Makefile
index f30a35d54..eace68cd0 100644
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ifndef CFLAGS
 CFLAGS = -MMD -O2 -Wall -g
 endif
 
+CFLAGS += $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -I$(abspath ../src)
 CFLAGS += -I$(abspath ../src/utils)
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 35e5d7345..95fbe789b 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export LIBDIR ?= /usr/local/lib/
 export BINDIR ?= /usr/local/sbin/
 PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
 
+CFLAGS += $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -I$(abspath ../src)
 CFLAGS += -I$(abspath ../src/utils)