diff --git a/build.config.gki_kasan b/build.config.gki_kasan
index ace2f87a613b..6d9de7ed8a40 100644
--- a/build.config.gki_kasan
+++ b/build.config.gki_kasan
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ function update_kasan_config() {
          -d CFI_CLANG \
          -d SHADOW_CALL_STACK
     (cd ${OUT_DIR} && \
-     make ${CC_LD_ARG} O=${OUT_DIR} olddefconfig)
+     make ${TOOL_ARGS} O=${OUT_DIR} olddefconfig)
 }
 
diff --git a/build.config.gki_kprobes b/build.config.gki_kprobes
index d4a7e7ae9cd4..f1c6cf785766 100644
--- a/build.config.gki_kprobes
+++ b/build.config.gki_kprobes
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ function update_kprobes_config() {
          -e CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE \
          -d CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
     (cd ${OUT_DIR} && \
-     make ${CC_LD_ARG} O=${OUT_DIR} olddefconfig)
+     make ${TOOL_ARGS} O=${OUT_DIR} olddefconfig)
 }