diff --git a/depends/hosts/default.mk b/depends/hosts/default.mk
index bad4568bcb1d4..bdd3b0c96de02 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/default.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/default.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1 += $($(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
 endif
 host_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1)
 host_$(release_type)_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
+host_$(release_type)_$1 += $$($(host_os)_LTO_$1)
 endef
 
 $(foreach tool,CC CXX AR RANLIB STRIP LIBTOOL NM OBJCOPY OTOOL INSTALL_NAME_TOOL DSYMUTIL,$(eval $(call add_host_tool_func,$(tool))))
diff --git a/depends/hosts/linux.mk b/depends/hosts/linux.mk
index 1f33640c66bee..a8dc2344d2962 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/linux.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/linux.mk
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ linux_CFLAGS=-pipe -std=$(C_STANDARD)
 linux_CXXFLAGS=-pipe -std=$(CXX_STANDARD)
 
 ifneq ($(LTO),)
-linux_CFLAGS += -flto
-linux_CXXFLAGS += -flto
-linux_LDFLAGS += -flto
+linux_LTO_CFLAGS += -flto
+linux_LTO_CXXFLAGS += -flto
+linux_LTO_LDFLAGS += -flto
 
 linux_AR = $(host_toolchain)gcc-ar
 linux_NM = $(host_toolchain)gcc-nm