diff --git a/samples/hid/Makefile b/samples/hid/Makefile
index 8ea59e9631a3..69159c81d045 100644
--- a/samples/hid/Makefile
+++ b/samples/hid/Makefile
@@ -40,16 +40,17 @@ BPF_EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 endif
 endif
 
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += -Wall -O2
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += -Wmissing-prototypes
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
+COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wall -O2
+COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wmissing-prototypes
+COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
 
+TPROGS_CFLAGS += $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE)
 TPROGS_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 
 ifdef SYSROOT
-TPROGS_CFLAGS += --sysroot=$(SYSROOT)
+COMMON_CFLAGS += --sysroot=$(SYSROOT)
 TPROGS_LDFLAGS := -L$(SYSROOT)/usr/lib
 endif
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ clean:
 
 $(LIBBPF): $(wildcard $(LIBBPF_SRC)/*.[ch] $(LIBBPF_SRC)/Makefile) | $(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)
 # Fix up variables inherited from Kbuild that tools/ build system won't like
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) RM='rm -rf' EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TPROGS_CFLAGS)" \
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBBPF_SRC) RM='rm -rf' EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(COMMON_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS=$(TPROGS_LDFLAGS) srctree=$(HID_SAMPLES_PATH)/../../ \
 		O= OUTPUT=$(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)/ DESTDIR=$(LIBBPF_DESTDIR) prefix= \
 		$@ install_headers