diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index 69c45f6..609e369 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_DECOMPRESSOR += $(cflags-y)
 
 ifneq ($(call cc-option,-mstack-size=8192 -mstack-guard=128),)
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CHECK_STACK) += -mstack-size=$(STACK_SIZE)
-ifeq ($(call cc-option,-mstack-size=8192),)
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CHECK_STACK) += -mstack-guard=$(CONFIG_STACK_GUARD)
-endif
+  CC_FLAGS_CHECK_STACK := -mstack-size=$(STACK_SIZE)
+  ifeq ($(call cc-option,-mstack-size=8192),)
+    CC_FLAGS_CHECK_STACK += -mstack-guard=$(CONFIG_STACK_GUARD)
+  endif
+  export CC_FLAGS_CHECK_STACK
+  cflags-$(CONFIG_CHECK_STACK) += $(CC_FLAGS_CHECK_STACK)
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_EXPOLINE