diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 4caab4f6cba..b8b708ad6dc 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ always += missing-syscalls
 targets += missing-syscalls
 
 quiet_cmd_syscalls = CALL    $<
-      cmd_syscalls = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $< $(CC) $(c_flags)
+      cmd_syscalls = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $< $(CC) $(c_flags) $(missing_syscalls_flags)
 
 missing-syscalls: scripts/checksyscalls.sh $(offsets-file) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,syscalls)
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 9b4cb00407d..0be318609fc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ CLEAN_FILES += vmlinux.32 vmlinux.64
 archprepare:
 ifdef CONFIG_MIPS32_N32
 	@echo '  Checking missing-syscalls for N32'
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=. missing-syscalls ccflags-y="-mabi=n32"
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=. missing-syscalls missing_syscalls_flags="-mabi=n32"
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_MIPS32_O32
 	@echo '  Checking missing-syscalls for O32'
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=. missing-syscalls ccflags-y="-mabi=32"
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=. missing-syscalls missing_syscalls_flags="-mabi=32"
 endif
 
 install: