diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpi-call/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpi-call/default.nix
index 39842927c9a..b84ecd21293 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpi-call/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpi-call/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
 
-  makeFlags = [
+  makeFlags = kernel.makeFlags ++ [
     "KDIR=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build"
   ];