diff --git a/xen/build.mk b/xen/build.mk
index 758590c68e..30d74d4772 100644
--- a/xen/build.mk
+++ b/xen/build.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define cmd_compile.h
 	    -e 's/@@whoami@@/$(XEN_WHOAMI)/g' \
 	    -e 's/@@domain@@/$(XEN_DOMAIN)/g' \
 	    -e 's/@@hostname@@/$(XEN_BUILD_HOST)/g' \
-	    -e 's!@@compiler@@!$(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) --version 2>&1 | head -1)!g' \
+	    -e 's!@@compiler@@!$(shell $(CC) --version 2>&1 | head -1)!g' \
 	    -e 's/@@version@@/$(XEN_VERSION)/g' \
 	    -e 's/@@subversion@@/$(XEN_SUBVERSION)/g' \
 	    -e 's/@@extraversion@@/$(XEN_EXTRAVERSION)/g' \