diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
index b67454b45a49..dfa4f1bebbb3 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ ifeq ($(feature-llvm),1)
   # If LLVM is available, use it for JIT disassembly
   CFLAGS  += -DHAVE_LLVM_SUPPORT
   LLVM_CONFIG_LIB_COMPONENTS := mcdisassembler all-targets
-  CFLAGS  += $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --cflags --libs $(LLVM_CONFIG_LIB_COMPONENTS))
+  CFLAGS  += $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --cflags)
   LIBS    += $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --libs $(LLVM_CONFIG_LIB_COMPONENTS))
   ifeq ($(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --shared-mode),static)
     LIBS += $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --system-libs $(LLVM_CONFIG_LIB_COMPONENTS))