diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d22979feb9d24cb0a45e4a026feb9c496a545af..9bd54153aa3902fd80e066dfd74725bd751f4c83 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 TARGET?=
 
 CARGO?=cargo
+CARGOFLAGS=
 
 BUILD=target
 ifneq ($(TARGET),)
 	BUILD="target/$(TARGET)"
-	CARGOFLAGS?="--target=$(TARGET)"
+	CARGOFLAGS="--target=$(TARGET)"
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu)