diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 59d22e1..ff0a3c2 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SOCFPGA) += socfpga_mkimage
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_MXS_HOSTTOOLS)+= mxsimage mxsboot
 HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/scripts/include/
-HOSTLOADLIBES_mxsimage  = `pkg-config --libs openssl`
+HOSTLDLIBS_mxsimage  = `pkg-config --libs openssl`
 HOSTCFLAGS_omap3-usb-loader.o = `pkg-config --cflags libusb-1.0`
-HOSTLOADLIBES_omap3-usb-loader  = `pkg-config --libs libusb-1.0`
+HOSTLDLIBS_omap3-usb-loader  = `pkg-config --libs libusb-1.0`
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_OMAP3_USB_LOADER)  += omap3-usb-loader
 HOSTCFLAGS_omap4_usbboot.o = `pkg-config --cflags libusb-1.0`
-HOSTLOADLIBES_omap4_usbboot = -lpthread `pkg-config --libs libusb-1.0`
+HOSTLDLIBS_omap4_usbboot = -lpthread `pkg-config --libs libusb-1.0`
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_OMAP4_HOSTTOOL_USBBOOT) += omap4_usbboot
 
 subdir-y			+= mod
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.host b/scripts/Makefile.host
index a89a0c5..8a88cbc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.host
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.host
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 # host-csingle -> Executable
 quiet_cmd_host-csingle 	= HOSTCC  $@
       cmd_host-csingle	= $(HOSTCC) $(hostc_flags) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ $< \
-	  	$(HOST_LOADLIBES) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$(@F))
+		$(HOST_LOADLIBES) $(HOSTLDLIBS_$(@F))
 $(host-csingle): $(obj)/%: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,host-csingle)
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 quiet_cmd_host-cmulti	= HOSTLD  $@
       cmd_host-cmulti	= $(HOSTCC) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ \
 			  $(addprefix $(obj)/,$($(@F)-objs)) \
-			  $(HOST_LOADLIBES) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$(@F))
+			  $(HOST_LOADLIBES) $(HOSTLDLIBS_$(@F))
 $(host-cmulti): FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,host-cmulti)
 $(call multi_depend, $(host-cmulti), , -objs)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       cmd_host-cxxmulti	= $(HOSTCXX) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ \
 			  $(foreach o,objs cxxobjs,\
 			  $(addprefix $(obj)/,$($(@F)-$(o)))) \
-			  $(HOST_LOADLIBES) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$(@F))
+			  $(HOST_LOADLIBES) $(HOSTLDLIBS_$(@F))
 $(host-cxxmulti): FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,host-cxxmulti)
 $(call multi_depend, $(host-cxxmulti), , -objs -cxxobjs)
diff --git a/scripts/imx/Makefile b/scripts/imx/Makefile
index 4fb62a6..e7af2c9 100644
--- a/scripts/imx/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/imx/Makefile
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 always          := $(hostprogs-y)
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_imx-usb-loader.o = `pkg-config --cflags libusb-1.0`
-HOSTLOADLIBES_imx-usb-loader  = `pkg-config --libs libusb-1.0`
+HOSTLDLIBS_imx-usb-loader  = `pkg-config --libs libusb-1.0`
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_imx.o = -I$(srctree)/arch/arm/mach-imx/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_imx-image.o = -I$(srctree) -I$(srctree)/arch/arm/mach-imx/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_imx-usb-loader.o += -I$(srctree) -I$(srctree)/arch/arm/mach-imx/include
 ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_IMX_IMXIMAGE_SSL_SUPPORT
 HOSTCFLAGS_imx-image.o += -DIMXIMAGE_SSL_SUPPORT
-HOSTLOADLIBES_imx-image  = `pkg-config --libs openssl`
+HOSTLDLIBS_imx-image  = `pkg-config --libs openssl`
 endif
 
 imx-usb-loader-objs := imx-usb-loader.o imx.o
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index ef8e5f9..f9203d7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 PHONY += $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
 $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(lxdialog)): $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
 $(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf)
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOSTLDLIBS_mconf)
 
 always := dochecklxdialog
 
@@ -200,16 +200,16 @@
 LEX_PREFIX_zconf	:= zconf
 YACC_PREFIX_zconf	:= zconf
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_qconf	= $(KC_QT_LIBS)
+HOSTLDLIBS_qconf	= $(KC_QT_LIBS)
 HOSTCXXFLAGS_qconf.o	= $(KC_QT_CFLAGS)
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_gconf	= `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`
+HOSTLDLIBS_gconf	= `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`
 HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o	= `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
                           -Wno-missing-prototypes
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
+HOSTLDLIBS_mconf   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_nconf	= $(shell \
+HOSTLDLIBS_nconf	= $(shell \
 				pkg-config --libs menuw panelw ncursesw 2>/dev/null \
 				|| pkg-config --libs menu panel ncurses 2>/dev/null \
 				|| echo "-lmenu -lpanel -lncurses"  )
diff --git a/scripts/tegra/Makefile b/scripts/tegra/Makefile
index 99aef3f..8ebc27c 100644
--- a/scripts/tegra/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/tegra/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 always          := $(hostprogs-y)
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_cbootimage  = '-lm'
+HOSTLDLIBS_cbootimage  = '-lm'
 
 cbootimage-objs := \
 	cbootimage.o \