diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh
index 1ae0bc36f9e..aaf2e8d9660 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ configurePhase() {
 postBuild() {
     # After the builder did a 'make all' (kernel + modules)
     # we force building the target asked: bzImage/zImage/uImage/...
-    make $kernelTarget
+    make $makeFlags $kernelTarget
 }
 
 installPhase() {