diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile b/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile
index 505d84f1825d..0f3156888048 100644
--- a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mpssd-objs := mpssd.o sysfs.o
 # Tell kbuild to always build the programs
 always := $(hostprogs-y)
 
-HOSTCFLAGS_mpssd.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include -I$(srctree)/tools/include
+HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 
 ifdef DEBUG
 HOSTCFLAGS += -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG)