diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
index d269dd4b8279..73330360a8e6 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ CPUFLAGS-$(CONFIG_XILINX_MICROBLAZE0_USE_PCMP_INSTR) += -mxl-pattern-compare
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mbig-endian
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mbig-endian
-LD += -EB
+LDFLAGS += -EB
 else
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
-LD += -EL
+LDFLAGS += -EL
 endif
 
 CPUFLAGS-1 += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=v$(CPU_VER))