diff --git a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
index 1fe0082b2ecc1..daed388aa5d74 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ else
 endif
 
 # always use the host compiler
-AR       = $(HOSTAR)
-CC       = $(HOSTCC)
-LD       = $(HOSTLD)
-ARCH     = $(HOSTARCH)
+HOST_OVERRIDES := AR="$(HOSTAR)" CC="$(HOSTCC)" LD="$(HOSTLD)" ARCH="$(HOSTARCH)" \
+		  EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS) $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS)"
+
 RM      ?= rm
 CROSS_COMPILE =
-CFLAGS  := $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS)
-LDFLAGS := $(KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS)
 
 OUTPUT ?= $(srctree)/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/
 
@@ -56,12 +53,12 @@ $(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)/libsubcmd $(LIBBPF_OUT):
 
 $(SUBCMDOBJ): fixdep FORCE | $(OUTPUT)/libsubcmd
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(SUBCMD_SRC) OUTPUT=$(SUBCMD_OUT) \
-		    DESTDIR=$(SUBCMD_DESTDIR) prefix= \
+		    DESTDIR=$(SUBCMD_DESTDIR) $(HOST_OVERRIDES) prefix= subdir= \
 		    $(abspath $@) install_headers
 
 $(BPFOBJ): $(wildcard $(LIBBPF_SRC)/*.[ch] $(LIBBPF_SRC)/Makefile) | $(LIBBPF_OUT)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(submake_extras) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) OUTPUT=$(LIBBPF_OUT)    \
-		    DESTDIR=$(LIBBPF_DESTDIR) prefix= EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" \
+		    DESTDIR=$(LIBBPF_DESTDIR) $(HOST_OVERRIDES) prefix= subdir= \
 		    $(abspath $@) install_headers
 
 LIBELF_FLAGS := $(shell $(HOSTPKG_CONFIG) libelf --cflags 2>/dev/null)
@@ -80,11 +77,11 @@ export srctree OUTPUT CFLAGS Q
 include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
 
 $(BINARY_IN): fixdep FORCE prepare | $(OUTPUT)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=resolve_btfids
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=resolve_btfids $(HOST_OVERRIDES)
 
 $(BINARY): $(BPFOBJ) $(SUBCMDOBJ) $(BINARY_IN)
 	$(call msg,LINK,$@)
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(BINARY_IN) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(BPFOBJ) $(SUBCMDOBJ) $(LIBS)
+	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(BINARY_IN) $(KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ $(BPFOBJ) $(SUBCMDOBJ) $(LIBS)
 
 clean_objects := $(wildcard $(OUTPUT)/*.o                \
                             $(OUTPUT)/.*.o.cmd           \