diff --git a/resolv/Makefile b/resolv/Makefile
index 5bf0d0ce74..ebb8967155 100644
--- a/resolv/Makefile
+++ b/resolv/Makefile
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ routines := gethnamaddr getnetbyaddr getnetbyname getnetent getnetnamadr \
 
 include ../Rules
 
-CFLAGS += -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-comment -Wno-write-strings
++cflags += -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-comment -Wno-write-strings