diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 23bbc81..c59bbc1 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 my_compiler_dependencies :=
 ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_CLANG)),true)
   LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+  LOCAL_ASFLAGS += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_ASFLAGS)
   LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
   my_compiler_dependencies := $(CLANG) $(CLANG_CXX)
 endif
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index bf8ce58..3da5d90 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -924,15 +924,13 @@
 	    $(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) \
 	    $(PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS) \
 	 ) \
-	$(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) \
-	$(1) \
-	$(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS) \
+	 $(1) \
 	-MD -MF $(patsubst %.o,%.d,$@) -o $@ $<
 endef
 
 define transform-c-to-o-no-deps
 @echo "target $(PRIVATE_ARM_MODE) C: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $<"
-$(call transform-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps, )
+$(call transform-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps, $(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS))
 endef
 
 define transform-s-to-o-no-deps
@@ -958,7 +956,7 @@
 
 define transform-m-to-o-no-deps
 @echo "target ObjC: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $<"
-$(call transform-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps)
+$(call transform-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps, $(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS))
 endef
 
 define transform-m-to-o
@@ -1013,15 +1011,13 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
 	    $(HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) \
 	 ) \
-	$(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(1) \
-	$(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS) \
 	-MD -MF $(patsubst %.o,%.d,$@) -o $@ $<
 endef
 
 define transform-host-c-to-o-no-deps
 @echo "host C: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $<"
-$(call transform-host-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps, )
+$(call transform-host-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps, $(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS))
 endef
 
 define transform-host-s-to-o-no-deps
@@ -1045,7 +1041,7 @@
 
 define transform-host-m-to-o-no-deps
 @echo "host ObjC: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) <= $<"
-$(call transform-host-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps)
+$(call transform-host-c-or-s-to-o-no-deps, $(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) $(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS))
 endef
 
 define transform-host-m-to-o
diff --git a/core/llvm_config.mk b/core/llvm_config.mk
index 6d08e78..b1b21e4 100644
--- a/core/llvm_config.mk
+++ b/core/llvm_config.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
     -mfpmath=sse \
     -mbionic
 endif
+#TODO: split out the asflags from CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_CFLAGS.
+CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_ASFLAGS := $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 
 CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGET_C_INCLUDES := external/clang/lib/include $(TARGET_OUT_HEADERS)/clang