diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae9c201b..4ba96d1c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror -DCONFIG_MT76_LEDS
+ccflags-y += -Werror -DCONFIG_MT76_LEDS
 obj-m := mt76.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MT76_USB) += mt76-usb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MT76_SDIO) += mt76-sdio.o