diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.05.1.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.05.1.bb
index 8f132d55c6..cd7087721f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.05.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_10.05.1.bb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF:append:mipsarcho32 = " --with-large_color_index=0"
 EXTRA_OECONF:append:armv7a = "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES','neon','',' --disable-neon',d)}"
 EXTRA_OECONF:append:armv7ve = "${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES','neon','',' --disable-neon',d)}"
 
-CC += "-std=gnu17"
+TARGET_CFLAGS += "-std=gnu17"
 
 # Uses autoconf but not automake, can't do out-of-tree
 inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig