diff --git a/release/release.sh b/release/release.sh
index 29ad403d7919..54290b90155c 100755
--- a/release/release.sh
+++ b/release/release.sh
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ env_check() {
 	CHROOT_MAKEENV="${CHROOT_MAKEENV} \
 		MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${CHROOTDIR}/tmp/obj"
 	CHROOT_WMAKEFLAGS="${MAKE_FLAGS} ${WORLD_FLAGS} ${CONF_FILES}"
-	CHROOT_IMAKEFLAGS="${CONF_FILES}"
-	CHROOT_DMAKEFLAGS="${CONF_FILES}"
+	CHROOT_IMAKEFLAGS="${WORLD_FLAGS} ${CONF_FILES}"
+	CHROOT_DMAKEFLAGS="${WORLD_FLAGS} ${CONF_FILES}"
 	RELEASE_WMAKEFLAGS="${MAKE_FLAGS} ${WORLD_FLAGS} ${ARCH_FLAGS} \
 		${CONF_FILES}"
 	RELEASE_KMAKEFLAGS="${MAKE_FLAGS} ${KERNEL_FLAGS} \