diff --git a/util/intelmetool/Makefile b/util/intelmetool/Makefile
index 37511857..5dd7c20f 100644
--- a/util/intelmetool/Makefile
+++ b/util/intelmetool/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ TOP     ?= $(abspath ../..)
 CC      ?= gcc
 INSTALL ?= /usr/bin/env install
 PREFIX  ?= /usr/local
-CFLAGS  ?= -O0 -g -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-function \
-           -I $(TOP)/src/commonlib/bsd/include
+CFLAGS  ?= -O0 -g -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-function
+CFLAGS  += -I $(TOP)/src/commonlib/bsd/include
 LDFLAGS += -lpci -lz
 
 OBJS = intelmetool.o me.o me_status.o mmap.o rcba.o msr.o