diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/footer.makefile b/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/footer.makefile
index 216ae418f8..a58bff667d 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/footer.makefile
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/footer.makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $(LIBRARY): $(OBJECTS)
 	$(BUILD_AS) -c $(BUILD_ASFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 %.o : %.cpp
-	$(BUILD_CXX) -c $(BUILD_CPPFLAGS) $< -o $@
+	$(BUILD_CXX) -c $(BUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(BUILD_CXXFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/header.makefile b/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/header.makefile
index 5e79f31299..f2041f8f03 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/header.makefile
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/C/Makefiles/header.makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ else
 BUILD_CFLAGS = -MD -fshort-wchar -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Werror -Wno-deprecated-declarations -nostdlib -c -g
 endif
 BUILD_LFLAGS =
+BUILD_CXXFLAGS =
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH), IA32)
 #