diff --git a/tools/build/Build.include b/tools/build/Build.include
index d9048f1..950c150 100644
--- a/tools/build/Build.include
+++ b/tools/build/Build.include
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@
 ###
 ## HOSTCC C flags
 
-host_c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -Wp,-MT,$@ $(CHOSTFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(CHOSTFLAGS_$(basetarget).o) $(CHOSTFLAGS_$(obj))
+host_c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) -Wp,-MT,$@ $(HOSTCFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(basetarget).o) $(HOSTCFLAGS_$(obj))
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build b/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
index 1778391..215ba30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 hostprogs := jevents
 
 jevents-y	+= json.o jsmn.o jevents.o
-CHOSTFLAGS_jevents.o	= -I$(srctree)/tools/include
+HOSTCFLAGS_jevents.o	= -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 pmu-events-y	+= pmu-events.o
 JDIR		=  pmu-events/arch/$(SRCARCH)
 JSON		=  $(shell [ -d $(JDIR) ] &&				\