diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.host b/scripts/Makefile.host
index 4c51c95d40f4..64e98e1d4825 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.host
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.host
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@  $(obj)/%.lex.c: $(src)/%.l FORCE
 # YACC
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 quiet_cmd_bison = YACC    $(basename $@).[ch]
-      cmd_bison = $(YACC) -o $(basename $@).c --defines=$(basename $@).h -t -l $<
+      cmd_bison = $(YACC) -b $(basename $(basename $@)) -d -t -l $<
 
 $(obj)/%.tab.c $(obj)/%.tab.h: $(src)/%.y FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bison)