diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 89628e354ca7..272db408be5c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1120,8 +1120,8 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --orphan-handling=$(CONFIG_LD_ORPHAN_WARN_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 # Align the bit size of userspace programs with the kernel
-KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
-KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64 --target=%, $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 # make the checker run with the right architecture
 CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)
@@ -1421,18 +1421,13 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(resolve_btfids_O)),)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -sC $(srctree)/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids O=$(resolve_btfids_O) clean
 endif
 
-# Clear a bunch of variables before executing the submake
-ifeq ($(quiet),silent_)
-tools_silent=s
-endif
-
 tools/: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(srctree)/tools/
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(srctree)/tools/
 
 tools/%: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(srctree)/tools/ $*
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(srctree)/tools/ $*
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Kernel selftest
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 36b28987a2f0..c35d22607978 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ static struct module *new_module(const char *name, size_t namelen)
 
 	/*
 	 * Set mod->is_gpl_compatible to true by default. If MODULE_LICENSE()
-	 * is missing, do not check the use for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() becasue
-	 * modpost will exit wiht error anyway.
+	 * is missing, do not check the use for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() because
+	 * modpost will exit with an error anyway.
 	 */
 	mod->is_gpl_compatible = true;
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
index b724626ea0ca..2966473b4660 100755
--- a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
+++ b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ if [ "${CC}" != "${HOSTCC}" ]; then
 	#
 	# Clear VPATH and srcroot because the source files reside in the output
 	# directory.
-	# shellcheck disable=SC2016 # $(MAKE), $(CC), and $(build) will be expanded by Make
-	"${MAKE}" run-command KBUILD_RUN_COMMAND='+$(MAKE) HOSTCC="$(CC)" VPATH= srcroot=. $(build)='"${destdir}"/scripts
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2016 # $(MAKE) and $(build) will be expanded by Make
+	"${MAKE}" run-command KBUILD_RUN_COMMAND='+$(MAKE) HOSTCC='"${CC}"' VPATH= srcroot=. $(build)='"${destdir}"/scripts
 
 	rm -f "${destdir}/scripts/Kbuild"
 fi