diff --git a/arch/arc/config.mk b/arch/arc/config.mk
index 6fa29ad..118472b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arc/config.mk
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EL
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS += -EL
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EB
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS += -EB
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mbig-endian
 endif