diff --git a/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk b/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
index 307f844331..0a62347b57 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 freebsd_CFLAGS=-pipe
-freebsd_CFLAGS_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_CFLAGS)
+freebsd_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_CFLAGS)
 
-freebsd_CFLAGS_release_CFLAGS=-O2
-freebsd_CFLAGS_release_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_release_CFLAGS)
+freebsd_release_CFLAGS=-O2
+freebsd_release_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_release_CFLAGS)
 
-freebsd_CFLAGS_debug_CFLAGS=-O1
-freebsd_CFLAGS_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_debug_CFLAGS)
+freebsd_debug_CFLAGS=-O1
+freebsd_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_debug_CFLAGS)
 
 ifeq (86,$(findstring 86,$(build_arch)))
 i686_freebsd_CC=clang -m32