diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8d7425d..2b15051e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ build:
 ### u-boot ###
 
 u-boot-xlnx/u-boot u-boot-xlnx/tools/mkimage: TOOLCHAIN
-	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C u-boot-xlnx ARCH=arm zynq_$(TARGET)_defconfig
+	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C u-boot-xlnx ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) zynq_$(TARGET)_defconfig
 	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C u-boot-xlnx ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) UBOOTVERSION="$(UBOOT_VERSION)"
 
 .PHONY: u-boot-xlnx/u-boot
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ build/uboot-env.bin: build/uboot-env.txt
 ### Linux ###
 
 linux/arch/arm/boot/zImage: TOOLCHAIN
-	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C linux ARCH=arm zynq_$(TARGET)_defconfig
-	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C linux -j $(NCORES) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) zImage UIMAGE_LOADADDR=0x8000 KCFLAGS='-mcpu=cortex-a9 -mfpu=vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=soft -O2'
+	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C linux ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) zynq_$(TARGET)_defconfig
+	$(TOOLS_PATH) make -C linux -j $(NCORES) ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) zImage UIMAGE_LOADADDR=0x8000
 
 .PHONY: linux/arch/arm/boot/zImage