diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile b/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile
index 5b2cd5e58df09d11c94a939173ab2fce7826bb22..352c6062deba488980adce7828739d25def83dde 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
 
 LIBFILE = $(OUTPUT)libsubcmd.a
 
-CFLAGS := $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
-CFLAGS += -ggdb3 -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu99 -fPIC
+CFLAGS := -ggdb3 -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu99 -fPIC
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),0)
   ifeq ($(feature-fortify-source), 1)
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ CFLAGS += -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include/
 
+CFLAGS += $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+
 SUBCMD_IN := $(OUTPUT)libsubcmd-in.o
 
 all: