diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 2e8d543f9f16..b03d17dc902f 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -701,9 +701,6 @@ CROSSENV+=	\
 # Don't rebuild build-tools targets during normal build.
 CROSSENV+=	BUILD_TOOLS_META=.NOMETA
 .endif
-.if defined(TARGET_CFLAGS)
-CROSSENV+=	${TARGET_CFLAGS}
-.endif
 .if (${TARGET} != ${MACHINE} && !defined(WITH_LOCAL_MODULES)) || \
     defined(WITHOUT_LOCAL_MODULES)
 CROSSENV+=	LOCAL_MODULES=
@@ -831,6 +828,10 @@ XCFLAGS+=	--sysroot=${WORLDTMP}
 XCFLAGS+=	${BFLAGS}
 .endif
 
+.if defined(TARGET_CFLAGS)
+XCFLAGS+=	${TARGET_CFLAGS}
+.endif
+
 .if ${MK_LIB32} == "yes"
 _LIBCOMPAT= 32
 .include "Makefile.libcompat"