diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02e2c4b5..0cc8b390 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ pkglibdir ?= ${libdir}/dracut
 sysconfdir ?= ${prefix}/etc
 bindir ?= ${prefix}/bin
 mandir ?= ${prefix}/share/man
-CFLAGS ?= -O2 -g -Wall
-CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 $(KMOD_CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS ?= -O2 -g -Wall -std=gnu99 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
+CFLAGS += $(KMOD_CFLAGS)
 bashcompletiondir ?= ${datadir}/bash-completion/completions
 pkgconfigdatadir ?= $(datadir)/pkgconfig