diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc
index e1598aa078..062f12edd4 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/Makefile.inc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ verstage-y += verstage.ld
 
 VB_FIRMWARE_ARCH := $(ARCHDIR-$(ARCH-VERSTAGE-y))
 VB2_LIB = $(obj)/external/vboot_reference/vboot_fw20.a
-VBOOT_CFLAGS += $(patsubst -I%,-I$(top)/%,$(filter-out -include $(src)/include/kconfig.h, $(CFLAGS_verstage)))
+VBOOT_CFLAGS += $(patsubst -I%,-I$(top)/%,$(filter-out -include $(src)/include/kconfig.h, $(CPPFLAGS_verstage)))
 VBOOT_CFLAGS += $(verstage-c-ccopts)
 VBOOT_CFLAGS += -include $(top)/src/include/kconfig.h -Wno-missing-prototypes
 VBOOT_CFLAGS += -DVBOOT_DEBUG