diff --git a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
index 798efd5a15ad..ebaaaeb38c4b 100644
--- a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
+++ b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += \
 	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ADDITIONAL_VARIABLES)) \
 	PLAT=$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_PLATFORM) \
 	TARGET_BOARD=$(ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_TARGET_BOARD) \
-	HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
+	HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
+	HOSTLD="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_SSP),y)
 ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += \