diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0b334412..34f15ee7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -573,8 +573,10 @@ ifneq ($(USE_OPENSSL),)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(USE_OPENSSL_WOLFSSL),)
-  OPTIONS_CFLAGS   += $(if $(WOLFSSL_INC),-I$(WOLFSSL_INC) -I$(WOLFSSL_INC)/wolfssl)
-  OPTIONS_LDFLAGS  += $(if $(WOLFSSL_LIB),-L$(WOLFSSL_LIB)) -lwolfssl
+  WOLFSSL_CFLAGS    = $(if $(WOLFSSL_INC),-I$(WOLFSSL_INC) -I$(WOLFSSL_INC)/wolfssl)
+  WOLFSSL_LDFLAGS   = $(if $(WOLFSSL_LIB),-L$(WOLFSSL_LIB)) -lwolfssl
+  OPTIONS_CFLAGS   += $(WOLFSSL_CFLAGS)
+  OPTIONS_LDFLAGS  += $(WOLFSSL_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(USE_ENGINE),)