--- tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile.orig
+++ tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 endif
 
 turbostat : turbostat.c
-CFLAGS +=	-Wall
-CFLAGS +=	-DMSRHEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h"'
-CFLAGS +=	-DINTEL_FAMILY_HEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h"'
+override CFLAGS +=	-Wall
+override CFLAGS +=	-DMSRHEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h"'
+override CFLAGS +=	-DINTEL_FAMILY_HEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h"'
 
 %: %.c
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_OUTPUT)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/$@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/$@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY : clean
 clean :