diff --git a/libc/Android.mk b/libc/Android.mk
index 88225d6f2..82711f81c 100644
--- a/libc/Android.mk
+++ b/libc/Android.mk
@@ -714,6 +714,9 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := libc_common
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libbionic_ssp libc_netbsd
 LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=
 
+# TODO: split out the asflags.
+LOCAL_ASFLAGS := $(LOCAL_CFLAGS)
+
 include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 
diff --git a/linker/Android.mk b/linker/Android.mk
index b519976d1..5f6eb618f 100644
--- a/linker/Android.mk
+++ b/linker/Android.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := $(TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 # just for this module
 LOCAL_NO_CRT := true
 
+# TODO: split out the asflags.
+LOCAL_ASFLAGS := $(LOCAL_CFLAGS)
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
 
 $(linked_module): $(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(TARGET_CRTEND_O)