diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
index 75b9d3db77..62294a65ce 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ $(objcbfs)/ramstage.elf: $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug.rmod
 
 $(objcbfs)/ramstage.debug: $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o $(call src-to-obj,ramstage,$(CONFIG_MEMLAYOUT_LD_FILE))
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(LD_ramstage) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) $< -T $(call src-to-obj,ramstage,$(CONFIG_MEMLAYOUT_LD_FILE))
+	$(LD_ramstage) $(LDFLAGS_ramstage) -o $@ -L$(obj) $< -T $(call src-to-obj,ramstage,$(CONFIG_MEMLAYOUT_LD_FILE))
 
 $(objgenerated)/ramstage.o: $$(ramstage-objs) $(COMPILER_RT_ramstage) $$(ramstage-libs)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"