diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8192eu/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8192eu/default.nix
index b33330611b88..6fa15358582c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8192eu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8192eu/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies ++ [ bc ];
 
-  makeFlags = [ "KSRC=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build" ];
+  makeFlags = kernel.makeFlags ++ [ "KSRC=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build" ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;