diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index bcf103a4c14f93a5dde002026bbee8e5b84c7bc6..96a05e70ace30ab385024da6fed8d97867dce28b 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -146,13 +146,14 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH), x86)
 BPF_EXTRA_CFLAGS += -fcf-protection
 endif
 
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += -Wall -O2
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += -Wmissing-prototypes
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += $(call try-run,\
+COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wall -O2
+COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wmissing-prototypes
+COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
+COMMON_CFLAGS += $(call try-run,\
 	printf "int main() { return 0; }" |\
 	$(CC) -Werror -fsanitize=bounds -x c - -o "$$TMP",-fsanitize=bounds,)
 
+TPROGS_CFLAGS += $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE)
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ATTR_TEST=0
 
 ifdef SYSROOT
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += --sysroot=$(SYSROOT)
+COMMON_CFLAGS += --sysroot=$(SYSROOT)
 TPROGS_LDFLAGS := -L$(SYSROOT)/usr/lib
 endif
 
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ clean:
 
 $(LIBBPF): $(wildcard $(LIBBPF_SRC)/*.[ch] $(LIBBPF_SRC)/Makefile) | $(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)
 # Fix up variables inherited from Kbuild that tools/ build system won't like
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) RM='rm -rf' EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TPROGS_CFLAGS)" \
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) RM='rm -rf' EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(COMMON_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TPROGS_LDFLAGS)" srctree=$(BPF_SAMPLES_PATH)/../../ \
 		O= OUTPUT=$(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)/ DESTDIR=$(LIBBPF_DESTDIR) prefix= \
 		$@ install_headers