diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index ebc2ad69b62c..81f9fcd736b7 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ CLANG ?= clang
 # Detect that we're cross compiling and use the cross compiler
 ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
 HOSTCC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CLANG_ARCH_ARGS = -target $(ARCH)
 endif
 
 # Trick to allow make to be run from this directory
@@ -229,9 +230,9 @@ $(obj)/tracex5_kern.o: $(obj)/syscall_nrs.h
 $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c
 	$(CLANG) $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -I$(obj) \
 		-I$(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/ \
-		-D__KERNEL__ -D__ASM_SYSREG_H -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign \
+		-D__KERNEL__ -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign \
 		-D__TARGET_ARCH_$(ARCH) -Wno-compare-distinct-pointer-types \
 		-Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end \
 		-Wno-address-of-packed-member -Wno-tautological-compare \
-		-Wno-unknown-warning-option \
+		-Wno-unknown-warning-option $(CLANG_ARCH_ARGS) \
 		-O2 -emit-llvm -c $< -o -| $(LLC) -march=bpf -filetype=obj -o $@